About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 360 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Chauparan
Pincode	825606
Area (hectares)	89.3 hectares
Population	680
Male Population	360
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 82nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 89.3 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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 57 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 6.4 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	Gurpa	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chauparan	14 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	24 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	57 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauparan 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 680. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Bhandar village has 360 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 89.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandar falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Gurpa, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 57 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gurpa is about 6.4 km away. Chauparan is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.