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About Bandhwa Village

Bandhwa is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 605 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 232.65 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 605
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bandhwa is the 80th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 232.65 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Bandhwa

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

Bandhwa lies about 52 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 38 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 Bandhwa
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 7.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 52 km

Villages closest to Bandhwa

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 Bandhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhwa village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 80th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bandhwa village has 605 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhwa has about 893 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 Bandhwa is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhwa covers 232.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhwa falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bandhwa is Kargi Road, about 38 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 village for Bandhwa.

Bandhwa is about 52 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhwa is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 7.2 km away. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabratola (under 2 km), Chandli (under 2 km) and Barbaspur (1.7 km).

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

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