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About Bhandokhar Village

Bhandokhar is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 115 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandokhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174032
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 115
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandokhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandokhar is the 56th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bhandokhar

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

How far is Bhandokhar from other places

Bhandokhar lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 18 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 Bhandokhar
Nearest railway station Dagori 18 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Bhandokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandokhar village had a population of 224. That makes it the 56th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhandokhar village has 115 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandokhar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bhandokhar is 174032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandokhar covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandokhar falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandokhar is Dagori, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhandokhar.

Bhandokhar is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandokhar is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 18 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Namhol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malokhar (under 2 km), Neri (7.4 km) and Sahlon (8.5 km).

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

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