About Bandu Village

Bandu is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 327 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	566.43 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	327
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 566.43 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

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 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 49 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 4.1 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 railway station	Kurkura	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	13 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	45 km
District headquarters	Simdega	49 km

Villages closest to Bandu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bano 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 659. That makes it the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Bandu village has 327 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bandu is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandu covers 566.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandu falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandu is Kurkura, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandu.

Bandu is about 49 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandu is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Kurkura is about 4.1 km away. Bano is about 13 km away. Birmitrapur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.