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About Bhendra Village

Bhendra is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 118 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 188.84 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 118
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhendra compares

By the 2011 count Bhendra is the 177th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 188.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bhendra

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

Bhendra lies about 54 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 47 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 Bhendra
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 6.7 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 47 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 54 km

Villages closest to Bhendra

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 Bhendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhendra village had a population of 227. That makes it the 177th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Bhendra village has 118 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhendra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhendra is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhendra covers 188.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhendra falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhendra is Murhipar, about 47 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 km distance for Bhendra.

Bhendra is about 54 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhendra is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 6.7 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Murhipar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikatori (1.6 km), Urtuli (2.1 km) and Babunawagaon (2.4 km).

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

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