About Bandu Village

Bandu is a large village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,048, made up of 1,014 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	958 hectares
Population	2,048
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bandu

Bandu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandu 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 Bandu from other places

Bandu lies about 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 37 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 Bandu
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	20 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	37 km

Villages closest to Bandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 2,048. That makes it the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Bandu village has 1,014 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandu falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Meralgram, about 37 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 Bandu.

Bandu is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 20 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Meralgram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.