Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol # Bandhawa Bada Bandhawa Bada is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,878 people in 438 households, the 39th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 1,878 people (2011) - 438 households - 62.6% literacy - 940 females per 1,000 males ## Bandhawa Bada PIN code and other codes Bandhawa Bada falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 501237 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandhawa Bada from nearby towns? - Shahdol (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ) 20 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandhawa Bada? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bandhawa Bada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shehdol - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bandhawa Bada known for? About 45% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandhawa Bada Of every 100 households in Bandhawa Bada in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bandhawa Bada · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 51% - Toilet within the home 10% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 89% - Tap water 3% 4% - Drinking water within premises 5% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 100% 67% - Television 31% 15% - Mobile phone 19% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 32% 32% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandhawa Bada? ■ Bandhawa Bada · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.6% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 740 965 - Working population 42.4% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 45 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 127 (16%) · ■ Marginal 623 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Nawalpur 1,909 people - Jarwahi 1,890 people - Nawagaon 1,888 people - Jugwari 1,886 people - Khannath 1,868 people - Aswari 1,860 people - Patkhai 1,834 people - Vikrampur 1,814 people All 302 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Bandhawa Bada from Shahdol? 20 km by road - What is the population of Bandhawa Bada? 1,878 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandhawa Bada in? Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bandhawa Bada? 62.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/bandhawa-bada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.