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About Bharandia Village

Bharandia is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 607 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharandia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharandia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 607
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharandia compares

By the 2011 count Bharandia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bharandia

Bharandia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharandia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharandia from other places

Bharandia lies about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 14 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 Bharandia
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Bharandia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharandia village had a population of 1,214. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bharandia village has 607 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharandia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bharandia is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharandia covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharandia falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharandia is Lotapahar, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharandia.

Bharandia is about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharandia is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Bandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahto Deogaon (under 2 km), Bhuiyan Deogaon (under 2 km) and Nakti (under 2 km).

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

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