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About Bhandargaon Village

Bhandargaon is a mid sized village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 259 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 307.87 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 259
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhandargaon is the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 307.87 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 983.

Getting to Bhandargaon

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

Bhandargaon lies about 30 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 23 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 Bhandargaon
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 23 km
Nearest town Surajpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaypur 30 km
District headquarters Surguja 30 km

Villages closest to Bhandargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandargaon village had a population of 502. That makes it the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Bhandargaon village has 259 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandargaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Bhandargaon covers 307.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandargaon falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandargaon is Bishrampur, about 23 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 Bhandargaon.

Bhandargaon is about 30 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandargaon is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 23 km away. Surajpur is about 28 km away. Udaypur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajbandh (1.7 km), Kawalgiri (1.8 km) and Khamhariya (2.1 km).

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

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