About Bhandra Village

Bhandra is a mid sized village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 661 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Bhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Khaira
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	1,317
Male Population	661
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandra compares

By the 2011 count Bhandra is the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhandra

Bhandra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandra as Available within 5 - 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 Bhandra from other places

Bhandra lies about 6.9 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 8.1 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 Bhandra
Tehsil headquarters	Khaira	2.3 km
District headquarters	Jamui	6.9 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	8.1 km

Villages closest to Bhandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandra village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Bhandra village has 661 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Bhandra covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandra falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhandra is Chaura BH, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Bhandra.

Bhandra is about 6.9 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandra is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 2.3 km away. Jamui is about 6.9 km away. Jamūī is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.