About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 51 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	99.51 hectares
Population	100
Male Population	51
Female Population	49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 193rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 99.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 18 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 22 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 Bhandar
District headquarters	Champawat	18 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	23 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	38 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 100. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Bhandar village has 51 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 99.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandar falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Tanakpur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 18 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 18 km away. Tanakpur is about 22 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.