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About Bandh Village

Bandh is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 483 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares.

Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 483
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Bandh is the 52nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bandh

Bandh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bandh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bandh from other places

Bandh lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 8.4 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 Bandh
Nearest railway station Patohan 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 19 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km

Villages closest to Bandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandh village had a population of 949. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bandh village has 483 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandh has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Bandh covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandh falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandh is Patohan, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bandh.

Bandh is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandh is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 8.4 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 19 km away. Katni 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 Daigawan (9.3 km), Naigawan (9.3 km) and Pipariya (9.5 km).

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

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