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About Bandardiha Village

Bandardiha is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 531 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandardiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815354
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 531
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandardiha compares

By the 2011 count Bandardiha is the 21st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bandardiha

Bandardiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandardiha as Available within village. 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 Bandardiha from other places

Bandardiha lies about 54 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, 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 Bandardiha
Nearest railway station Barmasia 16 km
Nearest town Dumka 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 35 km
District headquarters Jamtara 54 km

Villages closest to Bandardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandardiha village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 21st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Bandardiha village has 531 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandardiha has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bandardiha is 815354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandardiha covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandardiha falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandardiha is Barmasia, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandardiha.

Bandardiha is about 54 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandardiha is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Barmasia is about 16 km away. Dumka is about 19 km away. Nala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baralia (6.1 km), Pakbara (6.1 km) and Kharna Chak (15 km).

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

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