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About Bistamsai Village

Bistamsai is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 218 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bistamsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistamsai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 158.62 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 218
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bistamsai compares

By the 2011 count Bistamsai is the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 158.62 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bistamsai

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

How far is Bistamsai from other places

Bistamsai lies about 46 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 13 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 Bistamsai
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 30 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 46 km

Villages closest to Bistamsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistamsai village had a population of 434. That makes it the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Bistamsai village has 218 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistamsai has about 991 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bistamsai is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bistamsai covers 158.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bistamsai falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bistamsai is Singhpokharia, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bistamsai.

Bistamsai is about 46 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistamsai is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Singhpokharia is about 13 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Saraikela is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuri (10 km), Jankipur (11 km) and Rangamatia (16 km).

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

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