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About Bhandari Village

Bhandari is a mid sized village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 642 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.33 hectares hectares.

Bhandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Pusad
Area (hectares) 497.33 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 642
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 81st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 497.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 82 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Washim, about 31 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
Tehsil headquarters Pusad 21 km
Nearest railway station Washim 31 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 82 km

Villages closest to Bhandari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusad 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 1,244. That makes it the 81st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Bhandari village has 642 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandari has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Bhandari covers 497.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandari falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhandari is Washim, about 31 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 82 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandari is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 21 km away. Washim is about 31 km away. Yavatmal is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajana (2.1 km), Brahmangaon (3.1 km) and Wamanwadi (3.5 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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