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About Bhandariya Village

Bhandariya is a mid sized village in Palitana tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 982 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1841.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandariya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Palitana
Pincode 364270
Area (hectares) 1841.29 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 982
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandariya compares

By the 2011 count Bhandariya is the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents. Its 1841.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhandariya

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

Bhandariya 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 Bhandariya
Nearest railway station Trapaj Bungalow 15 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Palitana 33 km

Villages closest to Bhandariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandariya village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents.

Bhandariya village has 982 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandariya has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhandariya is 364270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandariya covers 1841.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandariya falls under Palitana tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhandariya 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 10+ km distance for Bhandariya.

Bhandariya 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.

Bhandariya is in Palitana tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Trapaj Bungalow is about 15 km away. Bhavnagar is about 20 km away. Palitana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valukad (9.7 km), Panchpipla (14 km) and Rajapara (21 km).

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

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