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About Bhandri Village

Bhandri is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 224 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Pincode 444806
Area (hectares) 179.74 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 224
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Bhandri compares

By the 2011 count Bhandri is the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 179.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhandri

Bhandri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhandri 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 Bhandri from other places

Bhandri lies about 60 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 15 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 Bhandri
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 13 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 15 km
District headquarters Amravati 60 km

Villages closest to Bhandri

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 Bhandri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandri village had a population of 438. That makes it the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Bhandri village has 224 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhandri is 444806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandri covers 179.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandri falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhandri is Achalpur, about 15 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 Bhandri.

Bhandri is about 60 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandri is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 13 km away. Achalpur is about 15 km away. Amravati is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domnifata (under 2 km), Bihali (under 2 km) and Jaitadehi (1.7 km).

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

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