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About Bhanudih Village

Bhanudih is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 368 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 79.25 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 368
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Bhanudih compares

By the 2011 count Bhanudih is the 128th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 79.25 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhanudih

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

Bhanudih lies about 111 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 14 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 Bhanudih
Nearest railway station Kathautia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 111 km

Villages closest to Bhanudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanudih village had a population of 716. That makes it the 128th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Bhanudih village has 368 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanudih has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhanudih is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanudih covers 79.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanudih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanudih is Kathautia, about 14 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 Bhanudih.

Bhanudih is about 111 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanudih is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kathautia is about 14 km away. Jamua is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhardih (3.1 km), Gamharia (3.1 km) and Gadi (3.1 km).

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

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