About Jarkandi Village

Jarkandi is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 157 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkandi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	157
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkandi compares

By the 2011 count Jarkandi is the 99th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jarkandi

Jarkandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jarkandi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarkandi from other places

Jarkandi lies about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 25 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 Jarkandi
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	19 km
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	25 km
Nearest town	Khunti	35 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	53 km

Villages closest to Jarkandi

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.

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Common questions about Jarkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkandi village had a population of 294. That makes it the 99th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Jarkandi village has 157 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkandi has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jarkandi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarkandi covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarkandi is Mahabuang, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Jarkandi.

Jarkandi is about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarkandi is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 19 km away. Mahabuang is about 25 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.