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About Banskudra Village

Banskudra is a large village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,154 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskudra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 825326
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Banskudra compares

By the 2011 count Banskudra is the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Banskudra

Banskudra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banskudra 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 Banskudra from other places

Banskudra lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 5.9 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 Banskudra
Nearest railway station Bhurkunda 5.9 km
Nearest town Saunda 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 34 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 34 km

Villages closest to Banskudra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskudra village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Banskudra village has 1,154 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskudra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Banskudra is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskudra covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banskudra falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskudra is Bhurkunda, about 5.9 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 Banskudra.

Banskudra is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskudra is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bhurkunda is about 5.9 km away. Saunda is about 7.6 km away. Dadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesalong (2.4 km), Gidi (3.6 km) and Husir (4.0 km).

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

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