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About Bendkal Village

Bendkal is a mid sized village in Lohara tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 446 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bendkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bendkal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Lohara
Pincode 413608
Area (hectares) 466.37 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 446
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bendkal compares

By the 2011 count Bendkal is the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents. Its 466.37 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bendkal

Bendkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bendkal as Available within village. 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 Bendkal from other places

Bendkal lies about 34 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 40 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 Bendkal
Tehsil headquarters Lohara 3.0 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 25 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 34 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 40 km

Villages closest to Bendkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bendkal village had a population of 849. That makes it the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents.

Bendkal village has 446 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bendkal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bendkal is 413608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bendkal covers 466.37 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.

Bendkal falls under Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bendkal is Dharashiv, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bendkal.

Bendkal is about 34 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bendkal is in Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district. Lohara is about 3.0 km away. Tuljāpur is about 25 km away. Osmanabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mardi (1.7 km), Nagral (2.6 km) and Lohara Bk (3.0 km).

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

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