About Bhanda Village

Bhanda is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,125, made up of 1,126 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2754.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanda village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342311
Area (hectares)	2754.85 hectares
Population	2,125
Male Population	1,126
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanda compares

By the 2011 count Bhanda is the 68th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 2754.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bhanda

Bhanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanda as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanda from other places

Bhanda lies about 85 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 24 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 Bhanda
Nearest railway station	Harlaya	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Osian	33 km
Nearest town	Phalodi	53 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	85 km

Villages closest to Bhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanda village had a population of 2,125. That makes it the 68th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Bhanda village has 1,126 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanda has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhanda is 342311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanda covers 2754.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanda falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhanda is Harlaya, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanda.

Bhanda is about 85 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanda is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Harlaya is about 24 km away. Osian is about 33 km away. Phalodi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.