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About Bhanwar Bandh Village

Bhanwar Bandh is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 89 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwar Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwar Bandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 89
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Bhanwar Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwar Bandh is the 58th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1004.

Getting to Bhanwar Bandh

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

Bhanwar Bandh lies about 30 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 16 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 Bhanwar Bandh
Tehsil headquarters Garu 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 16 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km
Nearest town Lātehār 30 km

Villages closest to Bhanwar Bandh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garu 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 Bhanwar Bandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwar Bandh village had a population of 168. That makes it the 58th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Bhanwar Bandh village has 89 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar Bandh has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwar Bandh is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwar Bandh covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanwar Bandh falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwar Bandh is Hehegara Halt, about 16 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 Bhanwar Bandh.

Bhanwar Bandh is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwar Bandh is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 3.0 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Armu Alis Marchaia (2.1 km), Dhangar Tola (2.3 km) and Hesag (2.5 km).

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

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