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About Bhandal Sahib Rai Village

Bhandal Sahib Rai is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandal Sahib Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandal Sahib Rai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 42
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhandal Sahib Rai compares

By the 2011 count Bhandal Sahib Rai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhandal Sahib Rai

The census records public bus service for Bhandal Sahib Rai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandal Sahib Rai from other places

Bhandal Sahib Rai lies about 58 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 2.6 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 Bhandal Sahib Rai
Nearest railway station Dhat 2.6 km
Nearest town Jagraon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 58 km

Villages closest to Bhandal Sahib Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Bhandal Sahib Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandal Sahib Rai village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bhandal Sahib Rai village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandal Sahib Rai has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhandal Sahib Rai is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandal Sahib Rai covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandal Sahib Rai falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhandal Sahib Rai is Dhat, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhandal Sahib Rai.

Bhandal Sahib Rai is about 58 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandal Sahib Rai is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dhat is about 2.6 km away. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Phillaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhara (3.9 km), Fatehpur (17 km) and Gag Alias Dhagara (20 km).

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

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