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Bandarchuan

बंदारचुआन
Pathalgora mandal
Pincode 825408
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Bandarchuan is a small village in Pathalgora mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, with a population of 225 in 45 households. The literacy rate is 43.1%, and it is located at 22.694°N, 83.833°E under PIN code 825408.

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LGD code
349297
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population
225
Households
45
Literacy rate
43.1%
Sex ratio
1250 ♀/1000♂
Workers
144
Distance to district centre
279 km
Distance to mandal centre
265 km
Distance to Ranchi
168 km
Distance to Kolkata
465 km
Nearest railway station
Dharamjaigarh Road · 74 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt. Hospital Bagia · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bandarchuan compares

By population, Bandarchuan ranks #26 of 30 villages in Pathalgora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.1%
−12.6% vs mandal average
Bandarchuan
43.1%
Pathalgora mandal
55.7%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,250
+263 vs mandal average
Bandarchuan
1,250
Pathalgora mandal
987
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Bandarchuan
5.0
Pathalgora mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bandarchuan at a glance

Bandarchuan is a village of 225 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Pathalgora block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 26th-largest of 30 villages in Pathalgora block. Literacy is 43%, 13 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,250 women per 1,000 men. It lies 279 km from the Chatra district centre, 74 km from Dharamjaigarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825408, served by Itkhori post office; the LGD village code is 349297. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Bagia, 3 km away. The sarpanch is kumari sangita sinha, and the village votes in Barkatha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amit Kumar Yadav. The population is estimated at 265 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nongaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bandarchuan · this village22543%
Bandarchuan · Kolebira2,72960%0 km N
Kansabel · Kansabel5,28974%10.9 km SW
Kunkuri · Pathalgaon1,63454%13.1 km E
Raikera · Mahasamund40559%20.8 km E
Raikera · Gharghoda2,16254%20.8 km E
Raikera · Kunkuri1,17260%20.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bandarchuan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
5
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
NONGAON
Total area (ha)
189
Irrigated area (ha)
7.4
Forest area (ha)
141.93

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bandarchuan

LGD code
349297
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population (Census 2011)
225
Population (projected 2026)
265
Households
45
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1250
Literacy rate
43.1%
Coordinates
22.69400°N, 83.83300°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barkatha
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amit Kumar Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kumari sangita sinha
Block / Mandal
Pathalgora
Nearest railway station
Sarmatanr (261.0 km)
Getting there

How to reach Bandarchuan

Mandal centre
Pathalgora · ≈ 265 km
≈ 9 h 5 min by car · 10 h 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 279 km
≈ 9 h 33 min by car · 11 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi168 kmcapital
  • Kolkata465 km
  • Hyderabad812 km
  • Delhi935 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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