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About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 71 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 68.29 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 71
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 82nd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 68.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within <5 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 Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 30 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 165. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Bhandar village has 71 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 68.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Kotdwara, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanbhandari (under 2 km), Pipli (under 2 km) and Danddhar Talla (1.8 km).

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

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