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About Bara Bandhkai Village

Bara Bandhkai is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 166 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bandhkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bandhkai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 166
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Bara Bandhkai compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bandhkai is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bara Bandhkai

Bara Bandhkai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Bandhkai 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 Bara Bandhkai from other places

Bara Bandhkai lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Bara Bandhkai
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Bara Bandhkai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amrapara 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 Bara Bandhkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bandhkai village had a population of 333. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bara Bandhkai village has 166 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bandhkai has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bandhkai is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bandhkai covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Bandhkai falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bandhkai is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Bara Bandhkai.

Bara Bandhkai is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bandhkai is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Amrapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakuskuta (under 2 km), Chonapara (6.7 km) and Chandpur (6.8 km).

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

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