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About Bhandali Village

Bhandali is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 119 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 106.18 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 119
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandali compares

By the 2011 count Bhandali is the 117th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 106.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Bhandali

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

Bhandali lies about 25 km from Tehri 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 Bhandali
Nearest town Srīnagar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Bhandali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandali village had a population of 250. That makes it the 117th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bhandali village has 119 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandali has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bhandali is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandali covers 106.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandali falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandali 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 Bhandali.

Bhandali is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandali is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 9.4 km away. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurchholi (under 2 km), Gauli (under 2 km) and Talyakot (1.8 km).

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

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