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About Bunda Village

Bunda is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 169 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815109
Area (hectares) 159.26 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 169
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunda compares

By the 2011 count Bunda is the 64th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 159.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bunda

Bunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bunda as Available within 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 Bunda from other places

Bunda lies about 41 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 4.9 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 Bunda
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 5.3 km
Nearest town Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 41 km

Villages closest to Bunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunda village had a population of 333. That makes it the 64th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bunda village has 169 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunda has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bunda is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunda covers 159.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bunda falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bunda is Barharwa Junction, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Bunda.

Bunda is about 41 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunda is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 4.9 km away. Pathna is about 5.3 km away. Farakka 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 Bunda Mago (under 2 km), Kasari (under 2 km) and Chagjo (under 2 km).

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

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