About Bhandra Village

Bhandra is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 652 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Padma
Pincode	825405
Area (hectares)	405.16 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	652
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandra compares

By the 2011 count Bhandra is the 16th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 405.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhandra

Bhandra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandra from other places

Bhandra lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 3.9 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 Bhandra
Nearest railway station	Padma	3.9 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	28 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	28 km

Villages closest to Bhandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandra village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 16th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bhandra village has 652 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhandra is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandra covers 405.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandra falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandra is Padma, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance for Bhandra.

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

Bhandra is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 3.9 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.