About Bhandu Village

Bhandu is one of the larger villages in Visnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,228, made up of 4,317 males and 3,911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2419.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandu village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Visnagar
Pincode	384120
Area (hectares)	2419.31 hectares
Population	8,228
Male Population	4,317
Female Population	3,911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhandu compares

By the 2011 count Bhandu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents. Its 2419.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 935.

Getting to Bhandu

Bhandu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhandu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandu from other places

Bhandu lies about 12 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Bhandu Motidau, about under 2 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 Bhandu
Nearest railway station	Bhandu Motidau	under 2 km
Nearest town	Unjha	11 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visnagar	17 km

Villages closest to Bhandu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandu village had a population of 8,228. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents.

Bhandu village has 4,317 males and 3,911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandu has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bhandu is 384120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandu covers 2419.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandu falls under Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhandu is Bhandu Motidau, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhandu.

Bhandu is about 12 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandu is in Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Bhandu Motidau is about under 2 km away. Unjha is about 11 km away. Mahesana is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.