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About Binda Village

Binda is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 625 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 625
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binda compares

By the 2011 count Binda is the 13th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 996.

Getting to Binda

Binda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Binda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Binda from other places

Binda lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 28 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 Binda
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km
Nearest railway station Karra 28 km

Villages closest to Binda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binda village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 13th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Binda village has 625 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binda has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Binda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binda covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Binda is Karra, about 28 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 village for Binda.

Binda is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.0 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Karra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamarda (under 2 km), Sidu (under 2 km) and Gumpuru (under 2 km).

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

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