About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	90
Male Population	45
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 142nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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 89 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.7 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 railway station	Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	22 km
District headquarters	Chatra	89 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 90. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Bhandar village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandar falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.7 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 89 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station is about 4.7 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 9.6 km away. Pratappur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.