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About Bansdohar Village

Bansdohar is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 184 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdohar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 184
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bansdohar compares

By the 2011 count Bansdohar is the 80th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bansdohar

Bansdohar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bansdohar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bansdohar from other places

Bansdohar lies about 18 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 10 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 Bansdohar
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 10 km
Nearest town Gumia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilambar Pitambarpur 18 km
District headquarters Palamu 18 km

Villages closest to Bansdohar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Bansdohar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdohar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 80th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Bansdohar village has 184 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdohar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bansdohar is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdohar covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bansdohar falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansdohar is Dumri Bihar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bansdohar.

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

Bansdohar is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 10 km away. Gumia is about 11 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Nakti (1.8 km), Oria Khurd (10 km) and Kanauda (11 km).

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

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