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About Bhandra Village

Bhandra is a small village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 192 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829143
Area (hectares) 137.67 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 192
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhandra compares

By the 2011 count Bhandra is the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 137.67 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bhandra

The census records public bus service for Bhandra as Available within 10+ 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 <5 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 19 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 4.6 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 Bhandra
Nearest railway station Bhurkunda 4.6 km
Nearest town Saunda 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 5.8 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 19 km

Villages closest to Bhandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patratu 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 370. That makes it the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Bhandra village has 192 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bhandra is 829143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandra covers 137.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandra falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandra is Bhurkunda, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhandra.

Bhandra is about 19 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandra is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Bhurkunda is about 4.6 km away. Saunda is about 5.0 km away. Patratu is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (under 2 km), Kini (under 2 km) and Gegda (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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