About Bandu Village

Bandu is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 331 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	686
Male Population	331
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 45th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bandu

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

Bandu lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 2.3 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 Bandu
Nearest railway station	Lodhma	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	17 km
District headquarters	Khunti	17 km

Villages closest to Bandu

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.

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Common questions about Bandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 686. That makes it the 45th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bandu village has 331 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Bandu covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Lodhma, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandu.

Bandu is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 2.3 km away. Erki is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.