About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a mid sized village in Ghogha tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 530 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Ghogha
Pincode	364060
Area (hectares)	470.2 hectares
Population	1,011
Male Population	530
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents. Its 470.2 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Trapaj Bungalow, about 15 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	Trapaj Bungalow	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghogha	19 km
District headquarters	Bhavnagar	20 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,930 residents.

Bhandar village has 530 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 364060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 470.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar falls under Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Trapaj Bungalow, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 20 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Ghogha tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Trapaj Bungalow is about 15 km away. Ghogha is about 19 km away. Bhavnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.