# Bhandwar Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/bhandwar/ Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur # Bhandwar Bhandwar is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174004**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 65 households**, the 81st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 240people (2011) - 65households - 91.9%literacy - 174004PIN code ## Bhandwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhandwar is 174004.** Bhandwar falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174004 - Community development blockBilaspur Sadar - Census village code019691 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandwar from nearby towns? - Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)7 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)7 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 Bhandwar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lunu Kanaita - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Bhandwar known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 57% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhandwar Of every 100 households in Bhandwar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bhandwar · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****89%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **23% Tap water ****77%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **72% Use banking services ****89%** **84% Television ****83%** **79% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****30%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Bhandwar? ■ Bhandwar · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **886 Working population ****57.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 86.4% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (38%) · **■** Marginal 84 (61%) 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 Bilaspur Sadar - Neri255 people - Manar249 people - Sai Brahmna242 people - Khan241 people - Up Mohal Khairian Upparli239 people - Saikli237 people - Jangal Jhaleda236 people - Lag231 people [All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhandwar?174004 - How far is Bhandwar from Bilaspur?7 km by road - What is the population of Bhandwar?240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandwar in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhandwar?91.9% (Census 2011)