# Bhandara District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Maharashtra 

# Bhandara district

Bhandara is a district of Maharashtra, 31st of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,200,334 people** in 7 sub-districts, 12 towns and 864 villages; 19% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bhandara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/bhandara/bhandara/) (91,845).

- 1,200,334people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 12towns
- 83.8%literacy

## Who lives in Bhandara?

Bhandara had **1,200,334 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.1% of Maharashtra's population and 31st of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 982 women for every 1,000 men (above the Maharashtra figure of 929; 5th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 950 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra.

## How literate is Bhandara?

83.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Maharashtra's 82.3%), 11th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 90.4% and women at 77.1% — a gap of 13.3 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhandara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/bhandara/) (87.2%) and lowest in [Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/) (78.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Bhandara do for a living?

49.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 42.4%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 31% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 20% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 31% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/) (67% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhandara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/bhandara/) (32% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (20%) · **■** Marginal 31 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Bhandara

19.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 25th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 12 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 9 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bhandara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/bhandara/bhandara/) with 91,845 people, home to 39% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Bhandara

Bhandara had 864 census villages, 771 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,254 people; 11 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/lakhani/) (12,636), [Sendurwafa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/sendurwafa/) (10,254), [Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/lakhandur/) (9,231), [Adyal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/adyal/) (8,847) and [Sangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/sangadi/) (6,823).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Bhandara district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Bhandara district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Bhandara has an area of 3965 sq. m. In 1901 the population was 663,062, showing a decrease of 11% since 1891 compared with an increase of 8% in the preceding decade. Small branches of the Satpura range make their way into the interior of the district. The Ambagarh or Sendurjhari hills, which skirt the south of the Chandpur pargana, have an average height of between 300 and 400 ft. above the level of the plain. The other elevated tracts are the Balahi hills, the Kanheri hills and the Nawegaon hills. The Wainganga is the principal river in the district, and the only stream that does not dry up in the hot weather,—its affluents within the district being the Bawanthari, Bagh, Kanhan and Chulban. There are 3648 small lakes and tanks in Bhandara district, whence it is called the “lake region of Nagpur”; they afford ample means of irrigation. More than one-third of the district lies under jungle, which yields gum, medicinal fruit and nuts, edible fruits, lac, honey and the blossoms of the mahuá tree (Bassia latifolia), which are eaten by the poorer classes, and used for the manufacture of a kind of spirit. Tigers, panthers, deer, wild hogs and other wild animals abound in the forests, and during the rainy season many deaths occur from snake-bites. Iron is the chief mineral product.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Bhandara compared with Maharashtra

■ Bhandara · ■ Maharashtra

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**894

Working population ****49.8%**

**44.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhandara

Of every 100 households in Bhandara in 2011, 82 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhandara · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

Toilet within the home ****61%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

Tap water ****38%**

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

Use banking services ****60%**

Television ****42%**

Mobile phone ****44%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****20%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****18%**

Own their home ****88%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Bhandara

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/) 226,108 148 2 

[Mohadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/mohadi/) 150,611 107 1 

[Bhandara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/bhandara/) 280,030 166 6 

[Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/) 136,879 95 1 

[Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/) 128,545 103 1 

[Pauni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/) 154,588 156 1 

[Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/) 123,573 89 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Bhandara

- Bhandara · 91,845
- Tumsar · 44,869
- Pauni · 22,821
- Sakoli · 14,636
- Warthi · 13,058
- Ganeshpur · 9,192
- Sawari Jawharnagar · 8,770
- Murmadi · 7,576
- Thana · 6,339
- Bela · 5,914
- Shahapur · 4,459
- Chikhala · 4,352

## Largest villages in Bhandara

- Lakhani · 12,636
- Sendurwafa · 10,254
- Lakhandur · 9,231
- Adyal · 8,847
- Sangadi · 6,823
- Mohadi · 6,635
- Andhalgaon · 6,309
- Dewhadi · 5,970
- Sihora · 5,743
- Dighori · 5,728
- Khokurala · 5,044
- Pohara · 4,978
- Asgaon · 4,957
- Kandri · 4,868
- Ashti · 4,783
- Palandur · 4,739
- Kardi · 4,684
- Kondha · 4,434
- Yerli · 4,346
- Pimpalgaon · 4,136

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Bhandara?7: Tumsar, Mohadi, Bhandara, Sakoli, Lakhani, Pauni, Lakhandur
- What is the population of Bhandara district?1,200,334 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Bhandara?Bhandara