About Bhandaro Village

Bhandaro is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 388 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaro village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	388
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaro compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaro is the 57th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bhandaro

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

How far is Bhandaro from other places

Bhandaro lies about 60 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 4.1 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 Bhandaro
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	4.1 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	60 km

Villages closest to Bhandaro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandaro village had a population of 736. That makes it the 57th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bhandaro village has 388 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaro has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaro is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaro covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandaro falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaro is Mandar Hill, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance for Bhandaro.

Bhandaro is about 60 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaro is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 4.1 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Ramgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.