# Bhandar Village, Ghogha, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghogha, Bhavnagar 

# Bhandar

Bhandar is a village in Ghogha sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,011 people in 176 households**, the 35th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,011people (2011)
- 176households
- 73.1%literacy
- 364060PIN code

## Bhandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandar is 364060.** Bhandar falls in Ghogha sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364060
- Gram panchayatBhinkada
- Community development blockGhogha
- Census village code516287

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?

- Ghogha (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Vartej (nearest town)5 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vartej
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhavnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bhandar known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, ground nut and cotton**. About 71% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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, 67 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandar · ■ Ghogha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****23%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**36%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 · ■ Ghogha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**859

Working population ****53.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (68%) · **■** Other work 95 (18%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Ghogha

- Juna Padar1,094 people
- Bhankhal1,089 people
- Hoidad1,058 people
- Badi1,028 people
- Nathugadh968 people
- Malpar936 people
- Chaniyala911 people
- Pithalpur910 people

[All 47 villages in Ghogha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/ghogha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandar?364060
- How far is Bhandar from Bhavnagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandar?1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar in?Bhavnagar district (Ghogha sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?73.1% (Census 2011)