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About Bansdih Kalan Village

Bansdih Kalan is a mid sized village in Ketar tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 915 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdih Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdih Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ketar
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 489.21 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 915
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansdih Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bansdih Kalan is the 14th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 489.21 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bansdih Kalan

Bansdih Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansdih Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bansdih Kalan from other places

Bansdih Kalan lies about 40 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 24 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 Bansdih Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Ketar 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Satbahini 24 km
Nearest town Husainābād 36 km
District headquarters Garhwa 40 km

Villages closest to Bansdih Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketar 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 Bansdih Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdih Kalan village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 14th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Bansdih Kalan village has 915 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdih Kalan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bansdih Kalan is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdih Kalan covers 489.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansdih Kalan falls under Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansdih Kalan is Satbahini, about 24 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 village for Bansdih Kalan.

Bansdih Kalan is about 40 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansdih Kalan is in Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district. Ketar is about 9.2 km away. Satbahini is about 24 km away. Husainābād is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansdih Khurd (under 2 km), Chaura (1.7 km) and Khadhwan (1.8 km).

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

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