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

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Bandu

Bandu is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 50 households**, the 78th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 281people (2011)
- 50households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Bandu PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDiyankel
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374907

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?

- Khunti (district HQ)28 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paira
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Torpa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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**. About 28% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandu · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**990

Working population ****73.0%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 74% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 125 (61%)

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 Torpa

- Maladon306 people
- Champabaha303 people
- Chukru289 people
- Girung285 people
- Sarangloya268 people
- Garganj266 people
- Panrriya240 people
- Rirung231 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandu from Khunti?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bandu?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandu in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bandu?68.9% (Census 2011)