About Bansdih Village

Bansdih is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 879 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	1,774
Male Population	879
Female Population	895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bansdih compares

By the 2011 count Bansdih is the 31st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bansdih

Bansdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bansdih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bansdih from other places

Bansdih lies about 44 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 8.1 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 Bansdih
Nearest railway station	Kawar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Giridih	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	44 km

Villages closest to Bansdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansdih village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 31st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Bansdih village has 879 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansdih has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bansdih is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansdih covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bansdih falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bansdih is Kawar, about 8.1 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 village for Bansdih.

Bansdih is about 44 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansdih is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Kawar is about 8.1 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Chainpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.