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About Bamhandih Village

Bamhandih is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 81 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,519 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 70.9 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 81
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,519
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 Bamhandih compares

By the 2011 count Bamhandih is the 86th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 70.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bamhandih

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

Bamhandih lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Bamhandih
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 8.2 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 21 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Bamhandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhandih village had a population of 204. That makes it the 86th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Bamhandih village has 81 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhandih has about 1519 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bamhandih is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhandih covers 70.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhandih falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bamhandih notes the nearest railway station 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 Bamhandih.

Bamhandih is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhandih is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 8.2 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 21 km away. Hazaribagh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwar (under 2 km), Dudhpania (under 2 km) and Kariat Pur Chotti (1.7 km).

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

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