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About Bara Banduya Village

Bara Banduya is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 532 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Banduya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Banduya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 215.57 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 532
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Bara Banduya compares

By the 2011 count Bara Banduya is the 53rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 215.57 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bara Banduya

Bara Banduya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Banduya 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 Bara Banduya from other places

Bara Banduya lies about 68 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 6.0 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 Bara Banduya
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 7.2 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 18 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 68 km

Villages closest to Bara Banduya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 Bara Banduya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Banduya village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bara Banduya village has 532 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Banduya has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bara Banduya is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Banduya covers 215.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Banduya falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Banduya is Sini Junction, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bara Banduya.

Bara Banduya is about 68 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Banduya is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Sini Junction is about 6.0 km away. Potka is about 7.2 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Banduya (under 2 km), Hensra (2.3 km) and Digarsai (2.5 km).

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

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