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About Pandua Village

Pandua is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 210 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 210
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Pandua compares

By the 2011 count Pandua is the 63rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Pandua

Pandua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pandua 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 Pandua from other places

Pandua lies about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.3 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 Pandua
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 9.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 16 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 19 km

Villages closest to Pandua

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 Pandua

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandua village had a population of 457. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Pandua village has 210 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandua has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Pandua covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandua is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.3 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 Pandua.

Pandua is about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandua is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 3.3 km away. Saraikela is about 9.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noadihi (2.5 km), Kasipur (2.9 km) and Bharsai (3.8 km).

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

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