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About Bandu Village

Bandu is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 203 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 203
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 118th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Bandu

Bandu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandu as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 Karra 11 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 Karra 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 Bandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 394. That makes it the 118th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bandu village has 203 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Bandu covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandu falls under Karra 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 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 Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 2.3 km away. Karra is about 11 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chiur (under 2 km), Chandapara (1.5 km) and Tumna (1.8 km).

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

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