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About Bhanderi Village

Bhanderi is a large village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,075 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares.

Bhanderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanderi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 2,168
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanderi compares

By the 2011 count Bhanderi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhanderi

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

Bhanderi lies about 45 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 42 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 Bhanderi
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 11 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 42 km
District headquarters Balaghat 45 km

Villages closest to Bhanderi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanderi village had a population of 2,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhanderi village has 1,075 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanderi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhanderi covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanderi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanderi is Dhapewara, about 42 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanderi.

Bhanderi is about 45 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanderi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 11 km away. Malajkhand is about 16 km away. Dhapewara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mendki (1.6 km), Chartola (1.8 km) and Barwahi (2.4 km).

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

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