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About Binjha Village

Binjha is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 615 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binjha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 366.5 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 615
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Binjha compares

By the 2011 count Binjha is the 16th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 366.5 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Binjha

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

Binjha lies about 18 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, 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 Binjha
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 18 km

Villages closest to Binjha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binjha village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 16th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Binjha village has 615 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binjha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Binjha is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binjha covers 366.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binjha falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Binjha is Kotalpukur, 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 Binjha.

Binjha is about 18 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binjha is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 8.0 km away. Kotalpukur is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahari Santali (under 2 km), Bara Ejgo (under 2 km) and Bara Gurso (under 2 km).

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

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