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About Bendi Village

Bendi is a mid sized village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,797, made up of 896 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bendi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bendi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532220
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 1,797
Male Population 896
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bendi compares

By the 2011 count Bendi is the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Bendi

Bendi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bendi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bendi from other places

Bendi lies about 70 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Palasa, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bendi
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Palasa 5.6 km
Nearest town Kāsībugga 5.6 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 70 km

Villages closest to Bendi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vajrapukothuru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bendi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bendi village had a population of 1,797. That makes it the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Bendi village has 896 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bendi has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Bendi is 532220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bendi covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bendi falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bendi is Palasa, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bendi.

Bendi is about 70 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bendi is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Vajrapukothuru is about 4.2 km away. Palasa is about 5.6 km away. Kāsībugga is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peddaboddapadu (1.6 km), Battupadu (1.7 km) and Nagarampalle (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bendi today is likely to be higher.

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