About Bhandara Village

Bhandara is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,468, made up of 733 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Simalwara
Pincode	314402
Area (hectares)	1290.23 hectares
Population	1,468
Male Population	733
Female Population	735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandara compares

By the 2011 count Bhandara is the 72nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1290.23 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhandara

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

Bhandara lies about 31 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 33 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 Bhandara
Nearest town	Sāgwāra	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simalwara	31 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	31 km
Nearest railway station	Shalashah Thana	33 km

Villages closest to Bhandara

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

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Common questions about Bhandara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandara village had a population of 1,468. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bhandara village has 733 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandara has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhandara is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandara covers 1290.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandara falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhandara is Shalashah Thana, about 33 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 village for Bhandara.

Bhandara is about 31 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandara is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 24 km away. Simalwara is about 31 km away. Dungarpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.