About Bandu Village

Bandu is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 406 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Nimdih
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	757
Male Population	406
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandu compares

By the 2011 count Bandu is the 40th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bandu

Bandu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandu as Available within 5 - 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 Bandu from other places

Bandu lies about 40 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 33 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 Bandu
Nearest town	Būndu	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nimdih	18 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	33 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	40 km

Villages closest to Bandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandu village had a population of 757. That makes it the 40th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Bandu village has 406 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandu falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Gautamdhara, about 33 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 village for Bandu.

Bandu is about 40 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Būndu is about 12 km away. Nimdih is about 18 km away. Gautamdhara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.