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About Bhandari Khor Village

Bhandari Khor is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 39 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandari Khor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandari Khor village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 64.14 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 39
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandari Khor compares

By the 2011 count Bhandari Khor is the 178th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 64.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bhandari Khor

Bhandari Khor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandari Khor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khor from other places

Bhandari Khor lies about 49 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 65 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 Khor
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 12 km
Nearest town Pauri 46 km
District headquarters Chamoli 49 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 65 km

Villages closest to Bhandari Khor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandari Khor village had a population of 83. That makes it the 178th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bhandari Khor village has 39 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandari Khor has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bhandari Khor is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandari Khor covers 64.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandari Khor falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandari Khor is Ramnagar, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Bhandari Khor.

Bhandari Khor is about 49 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandari Khor is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 46 km away. Chamoli is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandari Khor (under 2 km), Khal Kumkhori (under 2 km) and Danga Laga Pajyana (3.2 km).

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

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