About Bhandaridih Village

Bhandaridih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 603 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaridih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	1,167
Male Population	603
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaridih compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaridih is the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 943.

Getting to Bhandaridih

Bhandaridih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandaridih as Available within 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 Bhandaridih from other places

Bhandaridih lies about 6.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.5 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 Bhandaridih
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	3.5 km
District headquarters	Giridih	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.8 km

Villages closest to Bhandaridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandaridih village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bhandaridih village has 603 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaridih has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaridih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaridih covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandaridih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaridih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Bhandaridih.

Bhandaridih is about 6.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaridih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 3.5 km away. Giridih is about 6.3 km away. Bengabad is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.