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About Bendrichuan Village

Bendrichuan is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 99 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bendrichuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bendrichuan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770075
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 99
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bendrichuan compares

By the 2011 count Bendrichuan is the 83rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bendrichuan

Bendrichuan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bendrichuan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bendrichuan from other places

Bendrichuan lies about 35 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 5.3 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 Bendrichuan
Nearest railway station Hemagir 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 8.1 km
Nearest town Belpahar 13 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 35 km

Villages closest to Bendrichuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bendrichuan village had a population of 187. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Bendrichuan village has 99 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bendrichuan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bendrichuan is 770075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bendrichuan covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bendrichuan falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bendrichuan is Hemagir, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Bendrichuan.

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

Bendrichuan is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemagir is about 5.3 km away. Hemgir is about 8.1 km away. Belpahar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuturajore (2.1 km), Beladihi (2.2 km) and Buruta (2.8 km).

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

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