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About Bhando Village

Bhando is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 502 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhando Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhando village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144703
Area (hectares) 189.47 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 502
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhando compares

By the 2011 count Bhando is the 52nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 189.47 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bhando

Bhando is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhando as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balnau, Bara Budhsingh, Bara Jagir and Bara Jodhsingh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhando

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhando village had a population of 982. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bhando village has 502 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhando has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bhando is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhando covers 189.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhando falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhando notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhando.

Bhando is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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