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About Banbhedi Village

Banbhedi is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 517 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banbhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbhedi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 335.39 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 517
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banbhedi compares

By the 2011 count Banbhedi is the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 335.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1005.

Getting to Banbhedi

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

Banbhedi lies about 7.0 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 5.2 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 Banbhedi
Nearest railway station Bakal 5.2 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 7.0 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 17 km

Villages closest to Banbhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbhedi village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Banbhedi village has 517 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbhedi has about 965 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Banbhedi is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banbhedi covers 335.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banbhedi falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banbhedi is Bakal, about 5.2 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 Banbhedi.

Banbhedi is about 7.0 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banbhedi is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 5.2 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 7.0 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpur (2.1 km), Banhardi (2.2 km) and Rampur (3.4 km).

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

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