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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 481 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.94 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 307.94 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 481
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 307.94 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 963.

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 10+ km distance. 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 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 Bandha
Nearest railway station Patohan 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 10 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km

Villages closest to Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rithi 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 941. That makes it the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Bandha village has 481 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 956 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 963.

Bandha covers 307.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandha falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha 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 village for Bandha.

Bandha 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.

Bandha is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 8.4 km away. Rithi is about 10 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 Imlaj (under 2 km), Gudaha Bandha (1.5 km) and Pondi (2.2 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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