About Bhandalu Village

Bhandalu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 67 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandalu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246146
Area (hectares)	89.47 hectares
Population	149
Male Population	67
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,224
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandalu compares

By the 2011 count Bhandalu is the 213th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 89.47 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bhandalu

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

Bhandalu lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Bhandalu
Nearest town	Srīnagar	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	42 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	51 km

Villages closest to Bhandalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandalu village had a population of 149. That makes it the 213th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bhandalu village has 67 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandalu has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bhandalu is 246146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandalu covers 89.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhandalu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandalu is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Bhandalu.

Bhandalu is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandalu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 9.4 km away. Pauri is about 14 km away. Rishikesh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.