About Bansdih Village

Bansdih is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 296 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	317 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	296
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 Bansdih compares

By the 2011 count Bansdih is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 995.

Getting to Bansdih

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

Bansdih lies about 7.1 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 49 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 Bansdih
District headquarters	Gumla	7.1 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	49 km

Villages closest to Bansdih

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

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Common questions about Bansdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdih village had a population of 562. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Bansdih village has 296 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdih has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bansdih is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdih covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bansdih falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansdih is Bakaspur, about 49 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 Bansdih.

Bansdih is about 7.1 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansdih is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 7.1 km away. Gumlā is about 7.1 km away. Raidih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.