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About Bandih Village

Bandih is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 84 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 84
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandih compares

By the 2011 count Bandih is the 152nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bandih

Bandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandih as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandih from other places

Bandih lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 8.1 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 Bandih
Nearest railway station Birbans 8.1 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 17 km

Villages closest to Bandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandih village had a population of 157. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Bandih village has 84 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandih has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bandih is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandih covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bandih falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandih is Birbans, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandih.

Bandih is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandih is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Birbans is about 8.1 km away. Gobindpur is about 13 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banddih (under 2 km), Singhpur (under 2 km) and Dadiamara (under 2 km).

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

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