# Bhandaria Village, Kiratpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kiratpur, Darbhanga 

# Bhandaria

Bhandaria is a village in Kiratpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 234 households**, the 14th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 234households
- 60.3%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Bhandaria PIN code and other codes

Bhandaria falls in Kiratpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarkatia Bhandari
- Community development blockKiratpur
- Census village code227791

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhandaria from nearby towns?

- Kiratpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)81 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhandaria?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lagma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhandaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhandaria

Of every 100 households in Bhandaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandaria · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhandaria?

■ Bhandaria · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**940

Working population ****36.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 41% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (77%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 77 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kiratpur

- Birdipur2,721 people
- Bhobhaul1,820 people
- Kandwara1,570 people
- Tatari1,469 people
- Narkatia1,085 people
- Bholi919 people
- Amahi339 people

[All 17 villages in Kiratpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kiratpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhandaria from Darbhanga?81 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandaria?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandaria in?Darbhanga district (Kiratpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandaria?60.3% (Census 2011)