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About Bandarchuan Village

Bandarchuan is a large village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,397 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3184.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandarchuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandarchuan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kolebira
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 3184.19 hectares
Population 2,729
Male Population 1,397
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandarchuan compares

By the 2011 count Bandarchuan is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 3184.19 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bandarchuan

Bandarchuan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandarchuan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agharma, Aidega, Barketunga and Barsaloiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bandarchuan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandarchuan village had a population of 2,729. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Bandarchuan village has 1,397 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandarchuan has about 953 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Bandarchuan is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandarchuan covers 3184.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandarchuan falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bandarchuan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bandarchuan.

Bandarchuan is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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