About Bhandara Village

Bhandara is a large village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,954, made up of 2,047 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandara village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Panch Mahals
Tehsil	Santrampur
Pincode	389260
Area (hectares)	736.17 hectares
Population	3,954
Male Population	2,047
Female Population	1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandara compares

By the 2011 count Bhandara is the 13th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 736.17 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 956.

Getting to Bhandara

Bhandara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandara from other places

Bhandara lies about 69 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 46 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 Bhandara
Nearest town	Jhālod	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Santrampur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Jekot	46 km
District headquarters	Panch Mahals	69 km

Villages closest to Bhandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandara village had a population of 3,954. That makes it the 13th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Bhandara village has 2,047 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bhandara is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandara covers 736.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandara falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhandara is Jekot, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhandara.

Bhandara is about 69 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandara is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Jhālod is about 20 km away. Santrampur is about 32 km away. Jekot is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.