# Bandu Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Bandu

Bandu is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 157 households**, the 47th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 686people (2011)
- 157households
- 58.5%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Bandu PIN code and other codes

Bandu falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSindri
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375401

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bandu from nearby towns?

- Erki (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bundu (district HQ)19 km by road
- Bundu (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bandu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bandu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bundu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bandu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 41% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bandu

Of every 100 households in Bandu in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bandu · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****38%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****69%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bandu?

■ Bandu · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**942

Working population ****54.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (61%) · **■** Household industry 119 (32%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Erki

- Sinjani728 people
- Sake700 people
- Sirkadih696 people
- Jojohatu693 people
- Piskahatu680 people
- Kapariya675 people
- Tirla653 people
- Tubil613 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandu from Bundu?19 km by road
- What is the population of Bandu?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandu in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bandu?58.5% (Census 2011)