About Bansikhurd Village

Bansikhurd is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,007 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansikhurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	832312
Area (hectares)	799 hectares
Population	1,964
Male Population	1,007
Female Population	957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Bansikhurd is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 799 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bansikhurd

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

Bansikhurd lies about 164 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 34 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 Bansikhurd
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	34 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	37 km
District headquarters	Palamu	164 km

Villages closest to Bansikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansikhurd village had a population of 1,964. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bansikhurd village has 1,007 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansikhurd has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bansikhurd is 832312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansikhurd covers 799 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansikhurd falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansikhurd is Kajri, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bansikhurd.

Bansikhurd is about 164 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansikhurd is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 29 km away. Kajri is about 34 km away. Medininagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.