About Bandu Village

Bandu is a mid sized village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 656 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Gudri
Pincode	833105
Area (hectares)	912 hectares
Population	1,268
Male Population	656
Female Population	612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 912 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 974.

Getting to Bandu

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

Bandu lies about 60 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haslang P.H., about 9.7 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 Bandu
Tehsil headquarters	Gudri	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Haslang P.H.	9.7 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	27 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	60 km

Villages closest to Bandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 1,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Bandu village has 656 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 912 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandu falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Haslang P.H., about 9.7 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 Bandu.

Bandu is about 60 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gudri is about 5.7 km away. Haslang P.H. is about 9.7 km away. Balarāmpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.