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About Bhundharni Village

Bhundharni is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 300 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhundharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhundharni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 300
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Bhundharni compares

By the 2011 count Bhundharni is the 141st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhundharni

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

Bhundharni lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 7.9 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 Bhundharni
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 7.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 46 km

Villages closest to Bhundharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhundharni village had a population of 586. That makes it the 141st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Bhundharni village has 300 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhundharni has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bhundharni is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhundharni covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhundharni falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhundharni is Dhanwar, about 7.9 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 Bhundharni.

Bhundharni is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhundharni is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 7.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tunmalki (under 2 km), Galwanti (under 2 km) and Khairidih (under 2 km).

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

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