# Bhandsar Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Bhandsar

Bhandsar is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 113 households**, the 80th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 703people (2011)
- 113households
- 68.5%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Bhandsar PIN code and other codes

Bhandsar falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishnupur
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219146

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

## How far is Bhandsar from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)39 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)39 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 Bhandsar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandsar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bhandsar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bhandsar

Of every 100 households in Bhandsar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandsar · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

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 Bhandsar?

■ Bhandsar · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**929

Working population ****33.0%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 56.1% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (19%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 63 (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 Parihar

- Bela Musharnia1,106 people
- Bhagaha1,066 people
- Gamharia1,045 people
- Mujaulia1,002 people
- Bela urf Khap687 people
- Amwa641 people
- Jabdi Loharpatti591 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhandsar from Sitamarhi?39 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandsar?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandsar in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandsar?68.5% (Census 2011)