# Bhandu Village, Visnagar, Mahesana (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/visnagar/bhandu/ Village · Visnagar, Mahesana # Bhandu Bhandu is a village in Visnagar sub-district of Mahesana district, Gujarat, PIN code **384120**. The 2011 Census counted **8,228 people in 1,709 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 8,228people (2011) - 1,709households - 85.1%literacy - 384120PIN code ## Bhandu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhandu is 384120.** Bhandu falls in Visnagar sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat. - PIN code384120 - Gram panchayatBhandu - Community development blockVisnagar - Census village code509292 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandu from nearby towns? - Visnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mahesana (district HQ)12 km by road - Mahesana (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 Bhandu? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahesana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Bhandu known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and wheat**. About 17% of the 2,419 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Bhandu Of every 100 households in Bhandu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bhandu · ■ Visnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****43%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **47% Tap water ****87%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **53% Use banking services ****68%** **65% Television ****53%** **54% Mobile phone ****56%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****25%** **21% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Bhandu? ■ Bhandu · ■ Visnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **838 Working population ****41.3%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.4% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 825 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 755 (22%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,197 (35%) · **■** Marginal 598 (18%) 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 Visnagar - Gothva11,213 people - Kansa9,984 people - Umta8,119 people - Valam7,716 people - Denap6,637 people - Kada6,427 people [All 59 villages in Visnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/visnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhandu?384120 - How far is Bhandu from Mahesana?12 km by road - What is the population of Bhandu?8,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandu in?Mahesana district (Visnagar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Bhandu?85.1% (Census 2011)