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About Bhandarwadi Village

Bhandarwadi is a small village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 198 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarwadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 186.92 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 198
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarwadi is the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 186.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bhandarwadi

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

Bhandarwadi lies about 34 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 32 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 Bhandarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 22 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 32 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 34 km

Villages closest to Bhandarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarwadi village had a population of 418. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bhandarwadi village has 198 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarwadi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarwadi is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarwadi covers 186.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandarwadi falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarwadi is Sarsonpuri, about 32 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 Bhandarwadi.

Bhandarwadi is about 34 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarwadi is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 22 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 32 km away. Dhamtari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonjhari (under 2 km), Dhanora (1.7 km) and Kamaipur (3.3 km).

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

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