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About Bhandarki Village

Bhandarki is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 186 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 111.69 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 186
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Bhandarki compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarki is the 75th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 111.69 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Bhandarki

Bhandarki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhandarki 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 Bhandarki from other places

Bhandarki lies about 19 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 34 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 Bhandarki
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 34 km

Villages closest to Bhandarki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarki village had a population of 366. That makes it the 75th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Bhandarki village has 186 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarki has about 968 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 1154.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarki is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarki covers 111.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandarki falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarki is Harrawala, about 34 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 Bhandarki.

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

Bhandarki is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malogi (under 2 km), Pagari (under 2 km) and Pandogi (under 2 km).

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

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