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About Bandhdih Village

Bandhdih is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 653 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 653
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandhdih compares

By the 2011 count Bandhdih is the 37th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bandhdih

Bandhdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandhdih as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhdih from other places

Bandhdih lies about 100 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 24 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 Bandhdih
Nearest railway station Barabambo 24 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 28 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 100 km

Villages closest to Bandhdih

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 Bandhdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhdih village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 37th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bandhdih village has 653 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhdih has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bandhdih is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhdih covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandhdih falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandhdih is Barabambo, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bandhdih is about 100 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhdih is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 24 km away. Chakradharpur is about 26 km away. Potka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baredi (4.5 km), Suratraidi Alias Lakragora (7.2 km) and Serengdih (7.5 km).

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

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