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About Bhandar Gaon Village

Bhandar Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 66 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 31.84 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 66
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar Gaon is the 203rd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 31.84 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1154.

Getting to Bhandar Gaon

Bhandar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandar Gaon as Available within 5 - 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 Gaon from other places

Bhandar Gaon lies about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 27 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 12 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 27 km

Villages closest to Bhandar Gaon

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 Bhandar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar Gaon village had a population of 136. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Bhandar Gaon village has 66 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar Gaon has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar Gaon is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar Gaon covers 31.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandar Gaon.

Bhandar Gaon is about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 12 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 12 km away. Rishikesh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaul (under 2 km), Narangi (under 2 km) and Bansyul (under 2 km).

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

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