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About Bhandra Village

Bhandra is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 129 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 108.08 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 129
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandra compares

By the 2011 count Bhandra is the 120th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 108.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bhandra

Bhandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon under 2 km
Nearest town Khunti 24 km
Nearest railway station Karra 35 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 45 km

Villages closest to Bhandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandra village had a population of 245. That makes it the 120th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bhandra village has 129 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bhandra is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandra covers 108.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandra falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandra is Karra, about 35 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhandra.

Bhandra is about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandra is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about under 2 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Karra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagda (under 2 km), Lumbai (under 2 km) and Bandgaon (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhandra today is likely to be higher.

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