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About Bhandari Village

Bhandari is a mid sized village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 879 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Pincode 444306
Area (hectares) 535.89 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 879
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandari compares

By the 2011 count Bhandari is the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 535.89 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhandari

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

Bhandari lies about 24 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Nandura, about 20 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 Bhandari
Nearest town Nāndūra 20 km
Nearest railway station Nandura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 24 km
District headquarters Buldana 24 km

Villages closest to Bhandari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandari village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Bhandari village has 879 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandari has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bhandari is 444306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandari covers 535.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandari falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhandari is Nandura, about 20 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 Bhandari.

Bhandari is about 24 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandari is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Nāndūra is about 20 km away. Nandura is about 20 km away. Khamgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taroda Nath (2.6 km), Umra (3.0 km) and Iwara (3.4 km).

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

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