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About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a mid sized village in Tetiha Bambor tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 749 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tetiha Bambor
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 749
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandar 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 Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 35 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Begu Sarai, about 9.7 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 Bhandar
Nearest railway station Begu Sarai 9.7 km
Nearest town Begusarai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tetiha Bambor 35 km
District headquarters Munger 35 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tetiha Bambor 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 Bhandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Bhandar village has 749 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Bhandar covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandar falls under Tetiha Bambor tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Begu Sarai, about 9.7 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 Bhandar.

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

Bhandar is in Tetiha Bambor tehsil of Munger district. Begu Sarai is about 9.7 km away. Begusarai is about 10 km away. Tetiha Bambor is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banauli (14 km), Bharsar (14 km) and Tajpur (19 km).

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

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