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About Bandijahir Village

Bandijahir is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 286 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandijahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandijahir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 286
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Bandijahir compares

By the 2011 count Bandijahir is the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bandijahir

Bandijahir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandijahir 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 Bandijahir from other places

Bandijahir lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Bandijahir
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Bandijahir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandijahir village had a population of 549. That makes it the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Bandijahir village has 286 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandijahir has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bandijahir is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandijahir covers 341 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.

Bandijahir falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandijahir is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Bandijahir.

Bandijahir is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandijahir is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamigara (under 2 km), Chitpil (1.5 km) and Harjora (2.5 km).

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

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