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About Bando Village

Bando is a large village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,156 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bando Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bando village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 820.97 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,156
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Bando compares

By the 2011 count Bando is the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 820.97 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bando

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

Bando lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 16 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 Bando
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km
Nearest town Gumlā 28 km

Villages closest to Bando

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bando village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Bando village has 1,156 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bando has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bando is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bando covers 820.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bando falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bando is Bakaspur, about 16 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 Bando.

Bando is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bando is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 16 km away. Sisai is about 16 km away. Gumla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokhulpur (7.6 km), Olmunda (7.7 km) and Korekera (8.2 km).

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

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