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About Bandha Village

Bandha is a mid sized village in Karwi tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 372 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.46 hectares hectares.

Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Karwi
Area (hectares) 234.46 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 372
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Bandha is the 272nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents. Its 234.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

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 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 Bandha from other places

Bandha lies about 22 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Khoh, about 17 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 Khoh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwi 22 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 22 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 22 km

Villages closest to Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karwi 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 700. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents.

Bandha village has 372 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandha has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Bandha covers 234.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandha falls under Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bandha is Khoh, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandha.

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

Bandha is in Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Khoh is about 17 km away. Karwi is about 22 km away. Chitrakoot 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 Ahira (under 2 km), Barhat (under 2 km) and Magarhai (1.8 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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