About Bamhandih Village

Bamhandih is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 465 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	914
Male Population	465
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhandih compares

By the 2011 count Bamhandih is the 59th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bamhandih

Bamhandih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhandih as Available within village. 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 Bamhandih from other places

Bamhandih lies about 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chas Road, about 3.6 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 Bamhandih
Nearest railway station	Chas Road	3.6 km
Nearest town	Chas	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Palamu	32 km

Villages closest to Bamhandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhandih village had a population of 914. That makes it the 59th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Bamhandih village has 465 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhandih has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bamhandih is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhandih covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhandih falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamhandih is Chas Road, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhandih.

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

Bamhandih is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chas Road is about 3.6 km away. Chas is about 5.6 km away. Chhatarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.