# Bhandara Village, Barhat, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhat, Jamui 

# Bhandara

Bhandara is a village in Barhat sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,633 people in 385 households**, the 14th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,633people (2011)
- 385households
- 57.0%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Bhandara PIN code and other codes

Bhandara falls in Barhat sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGuguldih
- Community development blockBarhat
- Census village code258777

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

## How far is Bhandara from nearby towns?

- Barhat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)10 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 Bhandara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Bhandara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Bhandara

Of every 100 households in Bhandara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandara · ■ Barhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bhandara?

■ Bhandara · ■ Barhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**944

Working population ****37.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 41.0% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 628 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (4%)

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 Barhat

- Bishunpur3,963 people
- Bahera3,737 people
- Bariarpur3,502 people
- Bhaluka3,178 people
- Patauna2,291 people
- Labhet1,518 people
- Phulwaria1,378 people
- Lakra1,303 people

[All 43 villages in Barhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/barhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhandara from Jamui?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandara?2,633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandara in?Jamui district (Barhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandara?57.0% (Census 2011)