About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a large village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,328 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	249.48 hectares
Population	2,537
Male Population	1,328
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 249.48 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within village. 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 Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 2.5 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 7.5 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bishrampur	2.5 km
District headquarters	Palamu	2.5 km
Nearest town	Kāro	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bermo	7.5 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishrampur 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 2,537. That makes it the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Bhandar village has 1,328 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 249.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandar falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Bermo, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 2.5 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Bishrampur is about 2.5 km away. Palamu is about 2.5 km away. Kāro is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.