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About Bandugara Village

Bandugara is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 182 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares.

Bandugara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandugara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 182
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Bandugara compares

By the 2011 count Bandugara is the 76th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bandugara

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

Bandugara lies about 27 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 32 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 Bandugara
Nearest town Būndu 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 27 km
District headquarters Khunti 27 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 32 km

Villages closest to Bandugara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandugara village had a population of 343. That makes it the 76th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bandugara village has 182 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandugara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Bandugara covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandugara falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandugara is Chakradharpur, about 32 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 Bandugara.

Bandugara is about 27 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandugara is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 25 km away. Erki is about 27 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saumarangbera (under 2 km), Lebed (under 2 km) and Ganjudih (1.7 km).

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

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