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About Bhandarwada Village

Bhandarwada is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 315 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Pincode 416516
Area (hectares) 279.57 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 315
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandarwada compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarwada is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 279.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhandarwada

Bhandarwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandarwada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandarwada from other places

Bhandarwada lies about 26 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 2.0 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 Bhandarwada
Nearest railway station Kudal 2.0 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Vengurla 19 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 26 km

Villages closest to Bhandarwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarwada village had a population of 634. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bhandarwada village has 315 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarwada has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarwada is 416516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarwada covers 279.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandarwada falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarwada is Kudal, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhandarwada.

Bhandarwada is about 26 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarwada is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 2.0 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 19 km away. Vengurla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talekarwadi (2.9 km), Khatarwadi (7.3 km) and Pendur (9.2 km).

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

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