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About Bandhi Village

Bandhi is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 318 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 246.7 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 318
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhi compares

By the 2011 count Bandhi is the 174th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 246.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bandhi

Bandhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bandhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bandhi from other places

Bandhi lies about 56 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 35 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 Bandhi
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 4.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 27 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 35 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 56 km

Villages closest to Bandhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhi village had a population of 598. That makes it the 174th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bandhi village has 318 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhi has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bandhi is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhi covers 246.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhi falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhi is Salkaroad, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandhi.

Bandhi is about 56 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhi is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 4.8 km away. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Salkaroad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhasar (under 2 km), Kodwa Mahant (1.8 km) and Jamunahi (1.8 km).

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

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