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Bhandra, Lohardaga

Coordinates: 23°21′45″N 84°47′55″E / 23.3626°N 84.7986°E / 23.3626; 84.7986
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Bhandra
Village
Bhandra is located in Jharkhand
Bhandra
Bhandra
Location in Jharkhand, India
Bhandra is located in India
Bhandra
Bhandra
Bhandra (India)
Coordinates: 23°21′45″N 84°47′55″E / 23.3626°N 84.7986°E / 23.3626; 84.7986
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictLohardaga
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,545
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835203
Telephone/ STD code06526
Vehicle registrationJH 08
Literacy73.54%
Lok Sabha constituencyLohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLoharadaga
Websitelohardaga.nic.in

Bhandra is a village in the Bhandra CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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5miles
South Koel
River
Pakhar
B
Pakhar, Lohardaga (B)
Hisri
B
Hisri (B)
Bagru
B
Bagru, Lohardaga (B)
Lohardaga
M
Lohardaga (M)
Senha
R
Senha (R)
Peshrar
R
Peshrar (R)
Kuru
R
Kuru, Lohardaga (R)
Kisko
R
Kisko, Lohardaga (R)
Bhandra
R
Kairo
R
Kairo, Lohardaga (R)
Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Bhandra is located at 23°21′45″N 84°47′55″E / 23.3626°N 84.7986°E / 23.3626; 84.7986

Area overview

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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.

Civic administration

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Police station

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There is a police station at Bhandra.[2]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Bhandra CD block are located at Bhandra village.[3]

Demographics

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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)

Education

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "District Police Profile - Lohardaga". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Lohardaga district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 363177, pages 104-105. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "KGBV Bhandra". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Vansidha Project Girls High School". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Lal BhadurSastri High School Bhandra". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.