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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a large village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,314, made up of 1,190 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.83 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 864.83 hectares
Population 2,314
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 864.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bandha

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

Bandha lies about 41 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 21 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 Bandha
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 9.8 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Tila 21 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Bandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandha village had a population of 2,314. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Bandha village has 1,190 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Bandha covers 864.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandha falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Tila, about 21 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 Bandha.

Bandha is about 41 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandha is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 9.8 km away. Bijāwar is about 18 km away. Tila is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurawali (under 2 km), Bandhar (1.8 km) and Gora (2.6 km).

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

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