About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 128 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	76.89 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	128
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 85th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 76.89 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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 village. 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 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	11 km
District headquarters	Chamba	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	43 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni 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 255. That makes it the 85th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bhandar village has 128 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 76.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Nurpur Road, about 43 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 village for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.