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About Bhandaro Village

Bhandaro is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 32 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 91.63 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 32
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaro compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaro is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 91.63 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhandaro

Bhandaro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandaro as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhandaro from other places

Bhandaro lies about 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 8.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 8.6 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Bhandaro

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Bhandaro village has 32 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaro has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaro is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaro covers 91.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandaro falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaro is Kotalpukur, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandaro.

Bhandaro is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaro is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 4.4 km away. Kotalpukur is about 8.6 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararkola (under 2 km), Thursadih (under 2 km) and Dhawadanga (under 2 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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