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About Bhandora Village

Bhandora is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 402 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.15 hectares hectares.

Bhandora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 334.15 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 402
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandora compares

By the 2011 count Bhandora is the 51st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 334.15 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhandora

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

Bhandora lies about 83 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 40 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 Bhandora
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 33 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 40 km
District headquarters Amravati 83 km

Villages closest to Bhandora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandora village had a population of 804. That makes it the 51st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Bhandora village has 402 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandora has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Bhandora covers 334.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandora falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhandora is Achalpur, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Bhandora.

Bhandora is about 83 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandora is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 33 km away. Achalpur is about 40 km away. Amravati is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarida (2.0 km), Kamida (2.1 km) and Palshya (2.7 km).

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

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