About Bhandra Village

Bhandra is a large village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,545, made up of 1,755 males and 1,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Bhandra
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	502 hectares
Population	3,545
Male Population	1,755
Female Population	1,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 14 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 5.8 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	Akashi	5.8 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	14 km

Villages closest to Bhandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandra 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 3,545. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Bhandra village has 1,755 males and 1,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhandra is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandra covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandra falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandra is Akashi, about 5.8 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 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandra is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Akashi is about 5.8 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.