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About Bandra Village

Bandra is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 169 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 61.25 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 169
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandra compares

By the 2011 count Bandra is the 153rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 61.25 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bandra

Bandra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bakula, Bamankheta, Bamhnichaura and Banaras. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandra village had a population of 323. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Bandra village has 169 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bandra is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandra covers 61.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandra falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bandra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandra.

Bandra is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bandra today is likely to be higher.

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