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About Bhandarchua Village

Bhandarchua is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 461 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarchua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 66.26 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 461
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Bhandarchua compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarchua is the 63rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 66.26 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhandarchua

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

Bhandarchua lies about 29 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 19 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 Bhandarchua
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
District headquarters Godda 29 km

Villages closest to Bhandarchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarchua village had a population of 933. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Bhandarchua village has 461 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarchua has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarchua is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarchua covers 66.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandarchua falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarchua is Ekchari, about 19 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 Bhandarchua.

Bhandarchua is about 29 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarchua is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 5.3 km away. Ekchari is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chamu (under 2 km), Chauchak (under 2 km) and Bhelaidih (under 2 km).

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

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