About Pandu Village

Pandu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 502 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835210
Area (hectares)	438 hectares
Population	1,004
Male Population	502
Female Population	502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandu compares

By the 2011 count Pandu is the 20th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pandu

Pandu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pandu as Available within 5 - 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 Pandu from other places

Pandu lies about 6.5 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 11 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 Pandu
District headquarters	Khunti	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	11 km

Villages closest to Pandu

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.

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Common questions about Pandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandu village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 20th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Pandu village has 502 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pandu is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandu covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandu is Karra, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pandu.

Pandu is about 6.5 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 6.5 km away. Karra is about 11 km away. Murhu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.