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About Pandra Village

Pandra is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 520 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 184.26 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 520
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pandra compares

By the 2011 count Pandra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 184.26 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Pandra

Pandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pandra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pandra from other places

Pandra lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 6.2 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 Pandra
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 6.2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 18 km

Villages closest to Pandra

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 Pandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandra village had a population of 1,033. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Pandra village has 520 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandra has about 987 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 Pandra is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandra covers 184.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandra is Mahali Marup, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandra.

Pandra 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.

Pandra is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 2.2 km away. Mahali Marup is about 6.2 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 Basudebpur (under 2 km), Padampur (under 2 km) and Dolandih (under 2 km).

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

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