# Bhandotra Village, Dantiwada, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/bhandotra/ Village · Dantiwada, Banas Kantha # Bhandotra Bhandotra is a village in Dantiwada sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385545**. The 2011 Census counted **2,985 people in 490 households**, the 13th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 2,985people (2011) - 490households - 56.6%literacy - 385545PIN code ## Bhandotra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhandotra is 385545.** Bhandotra falls in Dantiwada sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385545 - Gram panchayatBhandotra - Community development blockDantiwada - Census village code507695 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandotra from nearby towns? - Dantiwada (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Dhanera (nearest town)37 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 Bhandotra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panthawada - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantiwada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panthawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bhandotra known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and rapeseed**. About 91% of the 886 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Bhandotra Of every 100 households in Bhandotra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhandotra · ■ Dantiwada rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **75% Toilet within the home ****26%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **81% Tap water ****63%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****73%** **62% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****88%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **90% 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 Bhandotra? ■ Bhandotra · ■ Dantiwada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **891 Working population ****38.5%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (16%) · **■** Marginal 255 (22%) 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 Dantiwada - Arkhi3,187 people - Ramsida3,127 people - Zat3,005 people - Nilpur2,989 people - Bhilada2,733 people - Odhava2,708 people - Bhakhar Nani2,618 people - Dhaniyawada2,573 people [All 57 villages in Dantiwada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dantiwada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhandotra?385545 - How far is Bhandotra from Palanpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Bhandotra?2,985 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandotra in?Banas Kantha district (Dantiwada sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bhandotra?56.6% (Census 2011)