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About Bhandri Village

Bhandri is a small village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 226 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 185.64 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 226
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandri compares

By the 2011 count Bhandri is the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 185.64 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhandri

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

Bhandri lies about 15 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 84 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 Bhandri
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 10 km
District headquarters Jashpur 15 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 84 km

Villages closest to Bhandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandri village had a population of 416. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Bhandri village has 226 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandri has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhandri is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandri covers 185.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandri falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandri is Garposh, about 84 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhandri.

Bhandri is about 15 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandri is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 10 km away. Jashpur is about 15 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjhar (under 2 km), Jokari (under 2 km) and Ghuitangar (under 2 km).

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

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