About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 909 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1568 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	1568 hectares
Population	1,732
Male Population	909
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1568 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 57 km from Kathua, 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
Nearest town	Chamba	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	43 km
District headquarters	Kathua	57 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani 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 1,732. That makes it the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Bhandar village has 909 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 1568 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandar falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 57 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Chamba is about 11 km away. Bani is about 32 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.