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About Bhandari Gaon Village

Bhandari Gaon is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 182 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandari Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandari Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 69.79 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 182
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandari Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhandari Gaon is the 62nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 69.79 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Bhandari Gaon

Bhandari Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandari Gaon 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 Bhandari Gaon from other places

Bhandari Gaon lies about 21 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 20 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 71 km

Villages closest to Bhandari Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandari Gaon village had a population of 347. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bhandari Gaon village has 182 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandari Gaon has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Bhandari Gaon is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandari Gaon covers 69.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandari Gaon falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandari Gaon is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Bhandari Gaon.

Bhandari Gaon is about 21 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandari Gaon is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 20 km away. Bageshwar is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaula (1.8 km), Dobar (2.1 km) and Bhadaura (7.3 km).

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

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