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About Bhandarpur Village

Bhandarpur is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 151 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 119.52 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 151
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarpur is the 162nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 119.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bhandarpur

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

Bhandarpur lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 53 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 Bhandarpur
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 12 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 53 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Bhandarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarpur village had a population of 295. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Bhandarpur village has 151 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarpur is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarpur covers 119.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandarpur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarpur is Jatkanhar, about 53 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 Bhandarpur.

Bhandarpur is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarpur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 12 km away. Khairāgarh is about 24 km away. Jatkanhar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garra (under 2 km), Jujhara (under 2 km) and Patpar (1.6 km).

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

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