About Bantahajam Village

Bantahajam is one of the larger villages in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,677, made up of 4,396 males and 4,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantahajam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantahajam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Silli
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	2364 hectares
Population	8,677
Male Population	4,396
Female Population	4,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bantahajam compares

By the 2011 count Bantahajam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 2364 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bantahajam

Bantahajam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bantahajam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bantahajam from other places

Bantahajam lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 9.3 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 Bantahajam
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	9.3 km
Nearest town	Khunti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	17 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	17 km

Villages closest to Bantahajam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantahajam village had a population of 8,677. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Bantahajam village has 4,396 males and 4,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantahajam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bantahajam is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantahajam covers 2364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bantahajam falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bantahajam is Balasiring, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bantahajam.

Bantahajam is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantahajam is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 9.3 km away. Khunti is about 14 km away. Silli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.