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About Bhandardigi Village

Bhandardigi is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 336 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandardigi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandardigi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 687.23 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 336
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandardigi compares

By the 2011 count Bhandardigi is the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 687.23 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bhandardigi

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

Bhandardigi lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 13 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 Bhandardigi
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 40 km

Villages closest to Bhandardigi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandardigi village had a population of 722. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Bhandardigi village has 336 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandardigi has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bhandardigi is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandardigi covers 687.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandardigi falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandardigi is Bhanupratappur, about 13 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 village for Bhandardigi.

Bhandardigi is about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandardigi is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 13 km away. Durgkondal is about 28 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mindoda (2.0 km), Khutgaon (2.1 km) and Karramad (2.4 km).

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

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