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About Budhandand Village

Budhandand is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 157 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhandand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhandand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 157
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhandand compares

By the 2011 count Budhandand is the 178th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Budhandand

Budhandand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budhandand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Budhandand from other places

Budhandand lies about 56 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 41 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 Budhandand
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 14 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 41 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 56 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 61 km

Villages closest to Budhandand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhandand village had a population of 312. That makes it the 178th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Budhandand village has 157 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhandand has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Budhandand is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhandand covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Budhandand falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Budhandand is Antagarh, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Budhandand.

Budhandand is about 56 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.

Budhandand is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 14 km away. Antagarh is about 41 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balrampur (3.5 km), Rampur (3.5 km) and Partapur (4.2 km).

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

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