# Bhandar Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Bhandar

Bhandar is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822133**. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 196 households**, the 47th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 863people (2011)
- 196households
- 52.7%literacy
- 822133PIN code

## Bhandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandar is 822133.** Bhandar falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822133
- Gram panchayatLowadag
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347637

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?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)22 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)22 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?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Meral
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 **rice**. About 47% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandar · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****27%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**948

Working population ****47.4%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 385 (94%)

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 Meral

- Bokeya1,059 people
- Banka1,036 people
- Bhim Khar980 people
- Adhaura918 people
- Bajudih826 people
- Kolodohar703 people
- Banajang677 people
- Banua672 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandar?822133
- How far is Bhandar from Garhwa?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandar?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?52.7% (Census 2011)