About Bhandarpur Village

Bhandarpur is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 720 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.47 hectares hectares.

How Bhandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarpur is the 35th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 385.47 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1032.

Getting to Bhandarpur

Bhandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhandarpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhandarpur from other places

Bhandarpur lies about 63 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 58 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.

Villages closest to Bhandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar tehsil.

• Deori Dadar under 2 km
• Deori Dakshin under 2 km
• Deori Theke under 2 km
• Deori Uttar under 2 km
• Tingipur 1.7 km
• Bistawahi 2.3 km

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.