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About Bhangabandh Village

Bhangabandh is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 120 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 120
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangabandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhangabandh is the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhangabandh

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

How far is Bhangabandh from other places

Bhangabandh lies about 70 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhangabandh
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 70 km

Villages closest to Bhangabandh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat tehsil.

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 Bhangabandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangabandh village had a population of 223. That makes it the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Bhangabandh village has 120 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangabandh has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Bhangabandh covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangabandh falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangabandh is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhangabandh is about 70 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangabandh is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.2 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagan (under 2 km), Pathara (under 2 km) and Mahura (2.9 km).

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

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