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About Bhandaria Village

Bhandaria is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 473 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 219.85 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 473
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhandaria compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaria is the 33rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 219.85 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhandaria

Bhandaria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhandaria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandaria from other places

Bhandaria lies about 28 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 2.7 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 Bhandaria
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 11 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 20 km
District headquarters Garhwa 28 km

Villages closest to Bhandaria

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

Common questions about Bhandaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandaria village had a population of 943. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Bhandaria village has 473 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaria has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaria is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaria covers 219.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandaria falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaria is Muhammadganj, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandaria.

Bhandaria is about 28 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaria is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Muhammadganj is about 2.7 km away. Kandi is about 11 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Checharia Kalan (under 2 km), Sohgara (1.5 km) and Checharia Khurd (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhandaria today is likely to be higher.

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