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About Bandi Village

Bandi is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 48 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 48
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandi compares

By the 2011 count Bandi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bandi

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

How far is Bandi from other places

Bandi lies about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 4.2 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 Bandi
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 4.2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 11 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandi village had a population of 88. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Bandi village has 48 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandi has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Bandi covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandi is Mahali Marup, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bandi.

Bandi is about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 4.2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 11 km away. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajidih (2.6 km), Bariasai (4.1 km) and Barsasai (4.1 km).

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

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