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About Bandam Village

Bandam is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 543 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.97 hectares hectares.

Bandam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandam village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 463.97 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 543
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bandam compares

By the 2011 count Bandam is the 21st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 463.97 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bandam

Bandam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bandam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandam from other places

Bandam lies about 81 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 5.1 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 Bandam
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 5.1 km
Nearest town Nainpur 31 km
District headquarters Seoni 81 km

Villages closest to Bandam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandam village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 21st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Bandam village has 543 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandam has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Bandam covers 463.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandam falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandam is Ghunsore, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandam.

Bandam is about 81 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandam is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Ghansaur is about 5.1 km away. Ghunsore is about 5.1 km away. Nainpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunda (2.3 km), Tikrapadiwada Ryt (2.4 km) and Binori (2.5 km).

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

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