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About Banadih Village

Banadih is a small village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 142 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pipra
Pincode 824302
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 142
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banadih compares

By the 2011 count Banadih is the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Banadih

Banadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Banadih from other places

Banadih lies about 129 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 45 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 Banadih
Tehsil headquarters Pipra 10 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 45 km
District headquarters Palamu 129 km

Villages closest to Banadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banadih village had a population of 291. That makes it the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Banadih village has 142 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banadih has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Banadih is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banadih covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banadih falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banadih is Kathautia, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Banadih.

Banadih is about 129 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banadih is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 10 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Kathautia is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma (5.2 km), Andharibag Kalan (7.1 km) and Paharpur (7.2 km).

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

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