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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 294 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.43 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 438.43 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 294
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 438.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1021.

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 - 10 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 5 - 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 22 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jamgaon, about 7.8 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 Jamgaon 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 12 km
District headquarters Mandla 22 km

Villages closest to Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nainpur 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 646. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Bandha village has 294 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Bandha covers 438.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandha falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Jamgaon, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandha.

Bandha is about 22 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandha is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Jamgaon is about 7.8 km away. Nainpur is about 12 km away. Mandla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhewada (1.7 km), Sagoniya (2.6 km) and Dhamangaon (3.0 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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