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About Bade Bedma Village

Bade Bedma is a mid sized village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 779 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,253 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1901.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bade Bedma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bade Bedma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Katekalyan
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 1901.79 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 779
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,253
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bade Bedma compares

By the 2011 count Bade Bedma is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1901.79 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1080.

Getting to Bade Bedma

Bade Bedma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bade Bedma 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 Bade Bedma from other places

Bade Bedma lies about 13 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 20 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 Bade Bedma
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 13 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 20 km
Nearest town Bacheli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Katekalyan 27 km

Villages closest to Bade Bedma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katekalyan 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 Bade Bedma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bade Bedma village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bade Bedma village has 779 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bade Bedma has about 1253 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Bade Bedma is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bade Bedma covers 1901.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bade Bedma falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bade Bedma is Kirandul, about 20 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 Bade Bedma.

Bade Bedma is about 13 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bade Bedma is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 13 km away. Kirandul is about 20 km away. Bacheli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kidariras (under 2 km), Chhote Bedma (2.3 km) and Mahrakarka (4.5 km).

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

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