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About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is one of the larger villages in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,693, made up of 8,602 males and 8,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688 hectares hectares.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Area (hectares) 688 hectares
Population 16,693
Male Population 8,602
Female Population 8,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 688 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barharwa Lakhansen, Barharwa Siwan, Barwa and Basahia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 16,693. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Bhandar village has 8,602 males and 8,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Bhandar covers 688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhandar falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhandar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bhandar.

Bhandar is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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