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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 244 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.52 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 277.52 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 244
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 277.52 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 935.

Getting to Bandha

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

Bandha lies about 45 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 11 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
Nearest town Sihorā 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 16 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majholi 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 494. That makes it the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Bandha village has 244 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Bandha covers 277.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandha falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Sihora Road, about 11 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 Bandha.

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

Bandha is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 8.4 km away. Sihora Road is about 11 km away. Majholi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandghat (2.3 km), Ronsara (4.0 km) and Gurji (4.1 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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