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Banodha

Meherma mandal
Pincode 814160
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAJAL KUMARI
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LGD code
355640
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population
1,419
Households
269
Literacy rate
41.4%
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000♂
Workers
685
Distance to district centre
71 km
Distance to mandal centre
65 km
Distance to Ranchi
294 km
Distance to Kolkata
309 km
Nearest railway station
Lakshmipur Bhorang · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Meharma Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banodha compares

By population, Banodha ranks #40 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.4%
−3.6% vs mandal average
Banodha
41.4%
Meherma mandal
45.0%
Godda district
46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−34 vs mandal average
Banodha
877
Meherma mandal
911
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
Banodha
5.3
Meherma mandal
5.3

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

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Banodha at a glance

Banodha is a village of 1,419 people in 269 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 40th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 41%, 4 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Godda district centre, 11 km from Sundarpur, the nearest town, 10 km from Lakshmipur Bhorang railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355640. The nearest hospital or health centre is Meharma Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is KAJAL KUMARI, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 1,673 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Meharma

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banodha · this village1,41941%
Mehrma · Meherma2,35836%0.2 km W
Hulukpur · Meherma57861%1.1 km NW
Kutlupur · Parbalpur94348%1.1 km NW
Hulukpur · Meherma01.1 km NW
Sankarpur · Meherma2,70352%1 km NE
Sankarpur · Shikaripara36038%1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banodha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
3
Middle school
3
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
0
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MEHERMA
Total area (ha)
44
Irrigated area (ha)
15.23
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Banodha

LGD code
355640
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population (Census 2011)
1,419
Population (projected 2026)
1,673
Households
269
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
877
Literacy rate
41.4%
Coordinates
25.20038°N, 87.36897°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Litipara
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemlal Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAJAL KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Meherma
Getting there

How to reach Banodha

Mandal centre
Meherma · ≈ 65 km
≈ 2 h 14 min by car · 2 h 39 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Godda · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 25 min by car · 2 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,859 people
Sundarpur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi294 kmcapital
  • Kolkata309 km
  • Delhi1076 km
  • Hyderabad1265 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakshmipur Bhorang10 km
  • Hospital / PHCMeharma Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / banksbi30 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur33 km
  • Police stationBabarganj Police Station39 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Meharma Hospitalunder 1 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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