Bhandra is a village in the Bhandra CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Bhandra | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 23.3626°N 84.7986°E / 23.3626; 84.7986 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jharkhand |
District | Lohardaga |
Government | |
• Type | Federal democracy |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,545 |
Languages * | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 835203 |
Telephone/ STD code | 06526 |
Vehicle registration | JH 08 |
Literacy | 73.54% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Loharadaga |
Website | lohardaga |
Bhandra is located at 23.3626°N 84.7986°E / 23.3626; 84.7986
The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6 % of the population living in the rural areas.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
There is a police station at Bhandra.[2]
The headquarters of Bhandra CD block are located at Bhandra village.[3]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhandra had a total population of 3,545, of which 1,755 (50%) were males and 1,790 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 575. The total number of literate persons in Bhandra was 2,184 (73.54% of the population over 6 years).[4]
(*For language details see Bhandra block#Language and religion)
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 892 books and has 5 computers for learning and teaching purposes.[5]
Vansidha Project Girls High School Bhandra is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a playground.[6]
Lal Bahadur Shastri High School Bhandra is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[7]
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