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About Bhandarpal Village

Bhandarpal is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 135 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 671.77 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 135
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandarpal compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarpal is the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 671.77 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhandarpal

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

How far is Bhandarpal from other places

Bhandarpal lies about 113 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 29 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 Bhandarpal
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 18 km
Nearest town Kānker 21 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 29 km
District headquarters Bastar 113 km

Villages closest to Bhandarpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keskal 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 Bhandarpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarpal village had a population of 291. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Bhandarpal village has 135 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarpal has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarpal is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarpal covers 671.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandarpal falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarpal is Antagarh, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhandarpal.

Bhandarpal is about 113 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarpal is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 18 km away. Kānker is about 21 km away. Antagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madgaon (under 2 km), Kuye (2.9 km) and Middey (2.9 km).

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

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