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About Bandpok Village

Bandpok is a small village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 249 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandpok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandpok village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 249
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Bandpok compares

By the 2011 count Bandpok is the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bandpok

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

Bandpok lies about 7.0 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 6.1 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 Bandpok
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 7.0 km
Nearest town Kodarma 17 km

Villages closest to Bandpok

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandpok village had a population of 476. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Bandpok village has 249 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandpok has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bandpok is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandpok covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandpok falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandpok is Maheshpur, about 6.1 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 Bandpok.

Bandpok is about 7.0 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandpok is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 6.1 km away. Domchanch is about 7.0 km away. Kodarma 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 Dhargaon (under 2 km), Paharpur (under 2 km) and Nawada (1.9 km).

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

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