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About Babhandiha Village

Babhandiha is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 226 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,363 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhandiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 226
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,363
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 Babhandiha compares

By the 2011 count Babhandiha is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Babhandiha

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

Babhandiha lies about 7.5 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.8 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 Babhandiha
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 7.5 km
Nearest town Kodarma 22 km

Villages closest to Babhandiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhandiha village had a population of 534. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Babhandiha village has 226 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhandiha has about 1363 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Babhandiha is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhandiha covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babhandiha falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Babhandiha is Nawadih, about 6.8 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 Babhandiha.

Babhandiha is about 7.5 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babhandiha is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 6.8 km away. Markacho is about 7.5 km away. Kodarma is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagirto (under 2 km), Geragi (under 2 km) and Jhalagdiha (under 2 km).

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

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