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About Banskandari Village

Banskandari is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 264 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskandari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 264
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskandari compares

By the 2011 count Banskandari is the 95th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Banskandari

Banskandari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banskandari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banskandari from other places

Banskandari lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 7.2 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 Banskandari
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 27 km

Villages closest to Banskandari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikaripara 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 Banskandari

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskandari village had a population of 526. That makes it the 95th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Banskandari village has 264 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskandari has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Banskandari is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskandari covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskandari falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskandari is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 7.2 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 km distance for Banskandari.

Banskandari is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskandari is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 7.2 km away. Shikaripara is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugnibhasa (under 2 km), Dharampur (2.1 km) and Behrapahari (2.2 km).

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

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