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About Bhawra Bandh Village

Bhawra Bandh is a mid sized village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 256 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawra Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawra Bandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 256
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawra Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bhawra Bandh is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bhawra Bandh

Bhawra Bandh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawra Bandh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhawra Bandh from other places

Bhawra Bandh lies about 61 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 3.2 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 Bhawra Bandh
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 3.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 28 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 61 km

Villages closest to Bhawra Bandh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udhwa 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 Bhawra Bandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawra Bandh village had a population of 503. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Bhawra Bandh village has 256 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawra Bandh has about 965 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Bhawra Bandh is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawra Bandh covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawra Bandh falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawra Bandh is Kotalpukur, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhawra Bandh.

Bhawra Bandh is about 61 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawra Bandh is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 3.2 km away. Pakur is about 9.8 km away. Udhwa 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 Manglanandpur (4.4 km), Belpahar (7.2 km) and Ranipur (7.3 km).

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

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