About Pandu Village

Pandu is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 338 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835202
Area (hectares)	477 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	338
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandu compares

By the 2011 count Pandu is the 37th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Pandu

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

How far is Pandu from other places

Pandu lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 14 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 Pandu
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	14 km
Nearest town	Khunti	35 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	43 km

Villages closest to Pandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandu village had a population of 705. That makes it the 37th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Pandu village has 338 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandu has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Pandu is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandu covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandu falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandu is Govindpur Road, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pandu.

Pandu is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandu is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.9 km away. Govindpur Road is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.