About Babhandih Village

Babhandih is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babhandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	20.25 hectares
Population	22
Male Population	12
Female Population	10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
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 Babhandih compares

By the 2011 count Babhandih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 20.25 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Babhandih

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

Babhandih 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 Babhandih
Nearest railway station	Chas Road	3.6 km
Nearest town	Chas	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilambar Pitambarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Palamu	32 km

Villages closest to Babhandih

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.

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Common questions about Babhandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhandih village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Babhandih village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhandih has about 833 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 Babhandih is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhandih covers 20.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Babhandih 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Babhandih.

Babhandih 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.

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