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About Bedani Kalan Village

Bedani Kalan is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 383 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedani Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedani Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 383
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bedani Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bedani Kalan is the 42nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 81 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bedani Kalan

Bedani Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bedani Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bedani Kalan from other places

Bedani Kalan lies about 134 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Bedani Kalan
Nearest railway station Chetar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 7.8 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km
District headquarters Palamu 134 km

Villages closest to Bedani Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 Bedani Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedani Kalan village had a population of 731. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Bedani Kalan village has 383 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedani Kalan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Bedani Kalan covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 81 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bedani Kalan falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedani Kalan is Chetar, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bedani Kalan.

Bedani Kalan is about 134 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedani Kalan is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Tarhasi is about 7.8 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakanda (under 2 km), Bedani Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhal Manda (under 2 km).

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

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