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About Pandhari Village

Pandhari is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 47 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.72 hectares hectares.

Pandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 202.72 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 47
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandhari compares

By the 2011 count Pandhari is the 117th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 202.72 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1013.

Getting to Pandhari

Pandhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pandhari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pandhari from other places

Pandhari lies about 62 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 7.3 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 Pandhari
Nearest railway station Salekasa 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 16 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 62 km

Villages closest to Pandhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandhari village had a population of 100. That makes it the 117th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Pandhari village has 47 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandhari has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Pandhari covers 202.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandhari falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pandhari is Salekasa, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pandhari.

Pandhari is about 62 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandhari is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Salekasa is about 7.3 km away. Lanji is about 16 km away. Dongargarh 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 Nawagarh (2.8 km), Pipariya (3.2 km) and Thema (3.4 km).

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

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