About Bandua Village

Bandua is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 438 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	834010
Area (hectares)	502.25 hectares
Population	877
Male Population	438
Female Population	439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandua compares

By the 2011 count Bandua is the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 502.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bandua

Bandua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bandua from other places

Bandua lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, 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 Bandua
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	16 km
Nearest town	Khunti	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	18 km

Villages closest to Bandua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandua village had a population of 877. That makes it the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Bandua village has 438 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandua has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bandua is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandua covers 502.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandua falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandua is Balasiring, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandua.

Bandua is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandua is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.