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About Chhota Banduya Village

Chhota 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 508, made up of 232 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Banduya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Banduya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 90.17 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 232
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Banduya compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Banduya is the 136th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 90.17 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chhota Banduya

Chhota Banduya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Banduya from other places

Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota Banduya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Banduya village had a population of 508. That makes it the 136th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Chhota Banduya village has 232 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Banduya has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Chhota Banduya covers 90.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota Banduya is Sini Junction, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhota Banduya.

Chhota 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.

Chhota 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 Bara 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 Chhota Banduya today is likely to be higher.

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