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About Banjhidih Village

Banjhidih is a small village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 31 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825409
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 31
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banjhidih compares

By the 2011 count Banjhidih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Banjhidih

Banjhidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banjhidih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banjhidih from other places

Banjhidih lies about 106 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Mael, 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 Banjhidih
Nearest railway station Mael 11 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 33 km
District headquarters Kodarma 106 km

Villages closest to Banjhidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhidih village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Banjhidih village has 31 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhidih has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Banjhidih is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjhidih covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjhidih falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

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

Banjhidih is about 106 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhidih is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Mael is about 11 km away. Chitarpur is about 12 km away. Jainagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardidih (under 2 km), Rajaidih (under 2 km) and Rupaidih (under 2 km).

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

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