# Bandh Dih

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Census Town in Jharkhand, India

Bandhdih Census Town Bandhdih Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Bandhdih Bandhdih (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 23°39′55″N 86°00′58″E / 23.665333°N 86.016244°E / 23.665333; 86.016244 Country India State Jharkhand District Bokaro Area • Total 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) Population (2011) • Total 13,192 • Density 929.7/km2 (2,408/sq mi) Languages • Official Hindi, Urdu Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 829301 Telephone/ STD code 06542 Vehicle registration JH 09 Lok Sabha constituency Giridih Vidhan Sabha constituency Bermo Website bokaro.nic.in

**Bandh Dih** is a [census town](/source/Census_town) in the [Jaridih](/source/Jaridih_block) [CD block](/source/Community_development_blocks_in_India) in the [Bermo subdivision](/source/Bermo_subdivision) of the [Bokaro district](/source/Bokaro_district) of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand), [India](/source/India).

## Geography

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

**l**

Bokaro
River

**k**

Konar
River

**j**

Damodar River

**D**

Tenughat
Dam

**R**

Petarwar

**R**

Nawadih

**R**

Kasmar

**R**

Mahuatand

**R**

Pindrajora

**R**

Siyaljori

**R**

Chandankiyari

**F**

Bokaro Steel Plant

**F**

Bokaro B TPS

**F**

Tenughat TPS

**A**

CCL Kathara Area

**A**

CCL Dhori Area

**A**

CCL B&K Area

**M**

Phusro

**M**

Chas

**CT**

Tenu

**CT**

Bhandra

**CT**

Tanr Balidih

**CT**

Jena

**CT**

Bandh Dih

**CT**

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

**CT**

Saram

**CT**

Lalpania

**CT**

Hasir

**CT**

Gomia

**CT**

Bandhgora

**CT**

Bokaro Steel City

**CT**

Dugda

**CT**

Sijhua

**CT**

Bursera

**CT**

Termi

**CT**

Chandrapura

**CT**

Narra

**CT**

Telo

**CT**

Jaridih Bazar

**CT**

Bermo

**CT**

Kurpania

**CT**

Bokaro (Thermal)

**CT**

Bhojudih

**CT**

Amlabad

**Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division**
 M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

Bandh Dih is located at [23°39′55″N 86°00′58″E / 23.665333°N 86.016244°E / 23.665333; 86.016244](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bandh_Dih&params=23.665333_N_86.016244_E_).

### Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the [Chota Nagpur Plateau](/source/Chota_Nagpur_Plateau) with the [Damodar River](/source/Damodar_River) cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The [East Bokaro Coalfield](/source/East_Bokaro_Coalfield) located in the [Bermo](/source/Bermo)-[Phusro](/source/Phusro) area and small intrusions of [Jharia Coalfield](/source/Jharia_Coalfield) make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, [Bokaro Steel Plant](/source/Bokaro_Steel_Plant), operated by [Steel Authority of India Limited](/source/Steel_Authority_of_India_Limited), was set-up at [Bokaro Steel City](/source/Bokaro_Steel_City). The [Damodar Valley Corporation](/source/Damodar_Valley_Corporation) established its first thermal power station at [Bokaro (Thermal)](/source/Bokaro_(Thermal)). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, [Tenughat Dam](/source/Tenughat_Dam), across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1][2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

## Civic administration

### Police station

Jaridih police station is located at Bandhdih.[3]

### CD block HQ

The headquarters of [Jaridih](/source/Jaridih_block) CD Block are located at Bandhdih.[4]

## Demographics

According to the [2011 Census of India](/source/2011_Census_of_India), Bandhdih had a total population of 13,192 of which 6,997 (53%) were males and 6,197 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,886. The total number of literate persons in Bandhdih was 8,566 (85.70% of the population over 6 years).[5]

## Infrastructure

According to the *District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro*, Bandh Dih covered an area of 14.19 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 20 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, handpump. It had 1,806 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 9 family welfare centres, 3 maternity and child welfare centres, 6 maternity homes, 4 nursing homes, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. One important commodity it produced was furniture. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks.[6]

## Transport

[NH 320](/source/National_Highway_320_(India)) passes through Bandhdih.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011"](https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf) (PDF). *Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8*. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tenughat Dam"](http://www.india9.com/i9show/Tenughat-Dam-49898.htm). india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Jharkhand Police Official Website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140214023553/http://www.jhpolice.gov.in/police-station/kathara-op-766-1308404713). *Contact Bokaro Police*. Jharkhand Police. Archived from [the original](http://jhpolice.gov.in/police-station/kathara-op-766-1308404713) on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dchb1_4-0)** ["2011 District Census Handbook Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2010_PART_B_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf) (PDF). *Map on Page 3*. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2011_5-0)** ["2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html). *Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks*. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"](https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf) (PDF). *Pages 384-397*. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Google maps

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