# Bhandar Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/bhandar/ Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Bhandar Bhandar is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **16,693 people in 3,763 households**, the 1st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 16,693people (2011) - 3,763households - 56.0%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Bhandar PIN code and other codes Bhandar falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhandar, Jhitkkahi - Community development blockDhaka - Census village code217862 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandar from nearby towns? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)37 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)12 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 Bhandar? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 13 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sangrampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Bhandar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Bhandar Of every 100 households in Bhandar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhandar · ■ Dhaka rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **9% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****38%** **33% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****57%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhandar? ■ Bhandar · ■ Dhaka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **930 Working population ****28.6%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 821 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,169 (45%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Other work 446 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,274 (27%) 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 Dhaka - Pach Pakri11,696 people - Barharwa Lakhansen11,316 people - Karsahia9,453 people - Tilahra Kalan9,352 people [All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhandar from Motihari?37 km by road - What is the population of Bhandar?16,693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandar in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?56.0% (Census 2011)