About Bandua Village

Bandua is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 319 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	560 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	319
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
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 Bandua compares

By the 2011 count Bandua is the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 975.

Getting to Bandua

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

Bandua lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 14 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 Bandua
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	14 km
District headquarters	Latehar	19 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	24 km

Villages closest to Bandua

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

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Common questions about Bandua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandua village had a population of 579. That makes it the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bandua village has 319 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandua has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Bandua covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandua falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandua is Kumandih, about 14 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 Bandua.

Bandua is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandua is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 14 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.