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About Banjhar Village

Banjhar is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 413 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Albert Ekka
Pincode 835232
Area (hectares) 651 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 413
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjhar compares

By the 2011 count Banjhar is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Banjhar

Banjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banjhar from other places

Banjhar lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 67 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 Banjhar
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Albert Ekka 29 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 67 km

Villages closest to Banjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Banjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhar village had a population of 819. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Banjhar village has 413 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Banjhar is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjhar covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjhar falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banjhar is Lohardaga, about 67 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banjhar.

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

Banjhar is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 18 km away. Albert Ekka is about 29 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katimba (under 2 km), Pulung (2.0 km) and Kitam (2.9 km).

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

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