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About Pandra Village

Pandra is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 157 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 67.74 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 157
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandra compares

By the 2011 count Pandra is the 39th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 67.74 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pandra

Pandra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pandra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pandra from other places

Pandra lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 27 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 Pandra
Tehsil headquarters Garu 16 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 27 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km

Villages closest to Pandra

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 Pandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandra village had a population of 327. That makes it the 39th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Pandra village has 157 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandra has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Pandra covers 67.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandra falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandra is Kumandih, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pandra.

Pandra is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandra is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 16 km away. Kumandih is about 27 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rud (4.2 km), Mahuadabar (5.2 km) and Chanpi (5.2 km).

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

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