About Bhandawad Village

Bhandawad is a large village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,004, made up of 1,574 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233.34 hectares hectares.

Bhandawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandawad village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Tehsil	Jirapur
Area (hectares)	1233.34 hectares
Population	3,004
Male Population	1,574
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Bhandawad compares

By the 2011 count Bhandawad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1233.34 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bhandawad

Bhandawad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandawad 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 Bhandawad from other places

Bhandawad lies about 41 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 46 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 Bhandawad
Tehsil headquarters	Jirapur	6.2 km
District headquarters	Rajgarh	41 km
Nearest railway station	Paranamau	46 km

Villages closest to Bhandawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandawad village had a population of 3,004. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Bhandawad village has 1,574 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandawad has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Bhandawad covers 1233.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandawad falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandawad is Paranamau, about 46 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 Bhandawad.

Bhandawad is about 41 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandawad is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 6.2 km away. Rajgarh is about 41 km away. Paranamau is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.