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About Bokrabandh Village

Bokrabandh is a mid sized village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 300 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokrabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokrabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 300
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bokrabandh compares

By the 2011 count Bokrabandh is the 32nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bokrabandh

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

Bokrabandh lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 24 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 Bokrabandh
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 32 km
District headquarters Godda 33 km

Villages closest to Bokrabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokrabandh village had a population of 555. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bokrabandh village has 300 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokrabandh has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bokrabandh is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokrabandh covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bokrabandh falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bokrabandh is Tinpahar Junction, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bokrabandh.

Bokrabandh is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokrabandh is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Tinpahar Junction is about 24 km away. Sundarpahari is about 32 km away. Godda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuclalo (4.8 km), Kote (6.6 km) and Kusmaha (8.6 km).

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

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