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About Bhagabandh Village

Bhagabandh is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 191 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 191
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagabandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhagabandh is the 116th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bhagabandh

Bhagabandh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagabandh as Available within 5 - 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 Bhagabandh from other places

Bhagabandh lies about 27 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 8.0 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 Bhagabandh
Nearest railway station Parasnath 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 11 km
Nearest town Gomoh 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 27 km

Villages closest to Bhagabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagabandh village had a population of 400. That makes it the 116th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Bhagabandh village has 191 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagabandh has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bhagabandh is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagabandh covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagabandh falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagabandh is Parasnath, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagabandh.

Bhagabandh is about 27 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagabandh is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Parasnath is about 8.0 km away. Dumri is about 11 km away. Gomoh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalang Chalkari (under 2 km), Chhachhando (1.7 km) and Tesaphuli (2.2 km).

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

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