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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENU DEVI
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- LGD code
- 352602
- Pincode
- 825320
- Post office
- Suriya
- Population
- 1,972
- Households
- 343
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 842
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhandaro compares
By population, Bhandaro ranks #33 of 191 villages in Dumri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.1%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Bhandaro56.1%
Dumri mandal51.1%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−45 vs mandal average
Bhandaro898
Dumri mandal943
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bhandaro5.7
Dumri mandal5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandaro at a glance
Bhandaro is a village of 1,972 people in 343 households (Census 2011) in Dumri block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 33rd-largest of 191 villages in Dumri block. Literacy is 56%, 5 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825320, served by Suriya post office; the LGD village code is 352602. The sarpanch is RENU DEVI, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 2,325 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhandaro
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAGABAAD
- Total area (ha)
- 435
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 333.96
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhandaro
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhandaro
- LGD code
- 352602
- Pincode
- 825320
- Post office
- Suriya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,972
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,325
- Households
- 343
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENU DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Dumri
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)