About Bhandara Village

Bhandara is a large village in Barhat tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,633, made up of 1,393 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Bhandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Barhat
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	2,633
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 Bhandara compares

By the 2011 count Bhandara is the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bhandara

Bhandara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandara 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 Bhandara from other places

Bhandara lies about 10 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 5.9 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 Bhandara
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhat	7.4 km
District headquarters	Jamui	10 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	10 km

Villages closest to Bhandara

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

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Common questions about Bhandara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandara village had a population of 2,633. That makes it the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents.

Bhandara village has 1,393 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Bhandara covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhandara falls under Barhat tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhandara is Chaura BH, about 5.9 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 Bhandara.

Bhandara is about 10 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandara is in Barhat tehsil of Jamui district. Chaura BH is about 5.9 km away. Barhat is about 7.4 km away. Jamui is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.