About Babhandih Village

Babhandih is a large village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,195 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824119, 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	Pipra
Pincode	824119
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	2,334
Male Population	1,195
Female Population	1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Babhandih compares

By the 2011 count Babhandih is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 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 Babhandih from other places

Babhandih lies about 155 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 41 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	18 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	23 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	41 km
District headquarters	Palamu	155 km

Villages closest to Babhandih

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.

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Common questions about Babhandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Babhandih village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Babhandih village has 1,195 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babhandih has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Babhandih is 824119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babhandih covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Babhandih falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Babhandih is Rafiganj, about 41 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 Babhandih.

Babhandih is about 155 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 Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 18 km away. Sherghāti is about 23 km away. Rafiganj is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.