About Bhandwar Village

Bhandwar is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 121 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandwar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode	174004
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	240
Male Population	121
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandwar is the 81st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bhandwar

Bhandwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhandwar from other places

Bhandwar lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 14 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 Bhandwar
Nearest railway station	Akaltara	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilaspur Sadar	32 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Bhandwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Bhandwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandwar village had a population of 240. That makes it the 81st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Bhandwar village has 121 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandwar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bhandwar is 174004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandwar covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandwar falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandwar is Akaltara, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandwar.

Bhandwar is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandwar is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 14 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 32 km away. Bilaspur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.