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About Bandhar Village

Bandhar is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 289 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.15 hectares hectares.

Bandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 128.15 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 289
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhar compares

By the 2011 count Bandhar is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 128.15 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bandhar

Bandhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandhar 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 Bandhar from other places

Bandhar lies about 39 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 19 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 Bandhar
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 12 km
Nearest railway station Tila 19 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 19 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Bandhar

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 Bandhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhar village had a population of 548. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Bandhar village has 289 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Bandhar covers 128.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bandhar is Tila, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhar.

Bandhar is about 39 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhar is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 12 km away. Tila is about 19 km away. Bijāwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morra (under 2 km), Ghurawali (1.6 km) and Bandha (1.8 km).

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

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