About Bhangabandh Village

Bhangabandh is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	146
Male Population	75
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Bhangabandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhangabandh is the 196th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1013.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangabandh from other places

Bhangabandh lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 17 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	Ambajora Shikaripara	17 km
Nearest town	Siuri	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Bhangabandh

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.

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Common questions about Bhangabandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangabandh village had a population of 146. That makes it the 196th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bhangabandh village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangabandh has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhangabandh is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangabandh covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangabandh falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangabandh is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhangabandh.

Bhangabandh is about 32 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 17 km away. Siuri is about 21 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.