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About Bhandaro Village

Bhandaro is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 790 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 1,516
Male Population 790
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaro compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaro is the 22nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 10+ km distance. 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 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 7.0 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 Sarmatanr 7.0 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 19 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 43 km

Villages closest to Bhandaro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandaro village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Bhandaro village has 790 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaro has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaro is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaro covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandaro falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaro is Sarmatanr, about 7.0 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 village for Bhandaro.

Bhandaro is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaro is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 7.0 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 16 km away. Barhi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathgada (under 2 km), Tetaria Bhandaro (under 2 km) and Garjamu (1.9 km).

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

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