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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 655 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 340.56 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 655
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 40th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 340.56 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bandha

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

Bandha lies about 32 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 25 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 Bandha
Tehsil headquarters Lakhanpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 25 km
Nearest town Surajpur 29 km
District headquarters Surguja 32 km

Villages closest to Bandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandha village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 40th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Bandha village has 655 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bandha is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandha covers 340.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandha falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Bishrampur, about 25 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 Bandha.

Bandha is about 32 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandha is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 11 km away. Bishrampur is about 25 km away. Surajpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salka (2.1 km), Bankheta (4.3 km) and Taraju (5.7 km).

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

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