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About Banjhi Kend Village

Banjhi Kend is a small village in Jamtara tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 156 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjhi Kend Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhi Kend village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Jamtara
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 38.53 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 156
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Banjhi Kend compares

By the 2011 count Banjhi Kend is the 106th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 38.53 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Banjhi Kend

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

Banjhi Kend lies about 13 km from Jamtara. 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 Banjhi Kend
Tehsil headquarters Jamtara 13 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 13 km

Villages closest to Banjhi Kend

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamtara 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 Banjhi Kend

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhi Kend village had a population of 286. That makes it the 106th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Banjhi Kend village has 156 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhi Kend has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Banjhi Kend is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjhi Kend covers 38.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banjhi Kend falls under Jamtara tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Banjhi Kend notes the nearest railway station 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 Banjhi Kend.

Banjhi Kend is about 13 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhi Kend is in Jamtara tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 13 km away. Jāmtāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khundudi (5.0 km), Kusmapahari (5.1 km) and Jhabuadih (5.4 km).

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

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