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About Bandelwar Village

Bandelwar is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 711 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandelwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandelwar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 711
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bandelwar compares

By the 2011 count Bandelwar is the 20th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bandelwar

The census records public bus service for Bandelwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandelwar from other places

Bandelwar lies about 12 km from Godda. 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 Bandelwar
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 4.3 km
District headquarters Godda 12 km

Villages closest to Bandelwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandelwar village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 20th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Bandelwar village has 711 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandelwar has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bandelwar is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandelwar covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bandelwar falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bandelwar notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandelwar.

Bandelwar is about 12 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandelwar is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 4.3 km away. Godda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siripur (under 2 km), Lakhanpahari (under 2 km) and Lakhanpahari Chhit (under 2 km).

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

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