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About Bandhagaon Village

Bandhagaon is a large village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,165 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandhagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhagaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Golamunda
Pincode 766029
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 2,334
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandhagaon compares

By the 2011 count Bandhagaon is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Bandhagaon

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

How far is Bandhagaon from other places

Bandhagaon lies about 35 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Dashapalla, about 2.8 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 Bandhagaon
Nearest railway station Dashapalla 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Golamunda 35 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 35 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 53 km

Villages closest to Bandhagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhagaon village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bandhagaon village has 1,165 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhagaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Bandhagaon is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandhagaon covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhagaon falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bandhagaon is Dashapalla, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhagaon.

Bandhagaon is about 35 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhagaon is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district. Dashapalla is about 2.8 km away. Golamunda is about 35 km away. Kalahandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amatha (19 km), Kankarakhol (33 km) and Golamunda (37 km).

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

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