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About Bainka Village

Bainka is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 457 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bainka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bainka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 457
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bainka compares

By the 2011 count Bainka is the 29th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1020.

Getting to Bainka

Bainka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bainka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bainka from other places

Bainka lies about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Bainka
Nearest town Chakradharpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 6.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.9 km

Villages closest to Bainka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bainka village had a population of 923. That makes it the 29th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Bainka village has 457 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bainka has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Bainka covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bainka falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bainka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bainka.

Bainka is about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bainka is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 4.3 km away. Khuntpani is about 6.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotsana Alias Kotsawan (under 2 km), Uligutu (2.0 km) and Argundi (2.8 km).

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

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