About Bhandaro Village

Bhandaro is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,039 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaro village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	435 hectares
Population	1,972
Male Population	1,039
Female Population	933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaro compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaro is the 33rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 969.

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 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 Bhandaro from other places

Bhandaro lies about 23 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 14 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	Chaudhribandh	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	19 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	20 km
District headquarters	Giridih	23 km

Villages closest to Bhandaro

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 1,972. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Bhandaro village has 1,039 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaro has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaro is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaro covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandaro falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaro is Chaudhribandh, about 14 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 Bhandaro.

Bhandaro is about 23 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaro is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 14 km away. Dumri is about 19 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.