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About Bhendri Village

Bhendri is a large village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,732, made up of 2,376 males and 2,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhendri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhendri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 1014.88 hectares
Population 4,732
Male Population 2,376
Female Population 2,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhendri compares

By the 2011 count Bhendri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 1014.88 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bhendri

Bhendri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhendri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhendri from other places

Bhendri lies about 15 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 11 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 Bhendri
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 11 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 33 km

Villages closest to Bhendri

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 Bhendri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhendri village had a population of 4,732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bhendri village has 2,376 males and 2,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhendri has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bhendri is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhendri covers 1014.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhendri falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhendri is Sarsonpuri, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bhendri.

Bhendri is about 15 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhendri is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 11 km away. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Magarlod is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhata (8.5 km), Parewadih (8.6 km) and Bodra (10 km).

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

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