# Bhandar Village, Bani, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/bhandar/ Village · Bani, Kathua # Bhandar Bhandar is a village in Bani sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,732 people in 340 households**, the 12th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,732people (2011) - 340households - 48.4%literacy - 184206PIN code ## Bhandar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhandar is 184206.** Bhandar falls in Bani sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184206 - Gram panchayatBhandar - Community development blockBani - Census village code001774 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? - Bani (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)194 km by road - Basholi (nearest town)54 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bani - ○Degree college10+ km · Bani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 9 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 **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 9% of the 1,568 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 Bhandar Of every 100 households in Bhandar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhandar · ■ Bani rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **74% Toilet within the home ****3%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **89% Tap water ****74%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****95%** **70% Television ****11%** **13% Mobile phone ****49%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **31% Own their home ****100%** **100% 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 · ■ Bani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **943 Working population ****39.7%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 28.6% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 281 (41%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 333 (48%) 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 Bani - Chalog1,900 people - Sand Roohn1,833 people - Barmota1,781 people - Satti1,749 people - Raulka1,674 people - Duggan1,545 people - Dhaggar1,431 people - Koti1,388 people [All 33 villages in Bani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhandar?184206 - How far is Bhandar from Kathua?194 km by road - What is the population of Bhandar?1,732 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandar in?Kathua district (Bani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?48.4% (Census 2011)