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About Bhandari Village

Bhandari is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 665 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandari village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314406
Area (hectares) 398.14 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 665
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandari compares

By the 2011 count Bhandari is the 83rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 398.14 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 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 4.1 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 5.6 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 Bhandari
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 4.1 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 4.1 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 5.6 km

Villages closest to Bhandari

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.

Common questions about Bhandari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandari village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bhandari village has 665 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandari has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhandari is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandari covers 398.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandari falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhandari is Shalashah Thana, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandari.

Bhandari is about 4.1 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandari is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 4.1 km away. Dungarpur is about 4.1 km away. Dūngarpur is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baori (3.0 km), Gundighata (3.4 km) and Fatehpura (4.2 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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