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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ATMARAM SEVA CHAVHAN
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- LGD code
- 542743
- Pincode
- 445204
- Post office
- Pusad
- Population
- 1,244
- Households
- 294
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 639
- Distance to district centre
- 164 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 119 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 404 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 432 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kumgaon Burti · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Tarwadi · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhandari compares
By population, Bhandari ranks #81 of 185 villages in Pusad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.6%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Bhandari68.6%
Pusad mandal63.9%
Yavatmal district73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+3 vs mandal average
Bhandari938
Pusad mandal935
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Bhandari4.2
Pusad mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandari at a glance
Bhandari is a village of 1,244 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Pusad taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, the 81st-largest of 185 villages in Pusad taluka. Literacy is 69%, 5 points above the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 164 km from the Yavatmal district centre, 14 km from Motala, the nearest town, 21 km from Kumgaon Burti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 445204, served by Pusad post office; the LGD village code is 542743. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tarwadi, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ATMARAM SEVA CHAVHAN, and the village votes in Washim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Ramcharan Khode. The population is estimated at 1,467 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhandari
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PUSAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 131
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 497.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 285.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 112.83
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhandari
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Key facts — Bhandari
- LGD code
- 542743
- Pincode
- 445204
- Post office
- Pusad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,244
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,467
- Households
- 294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Coordinates
- 20.69229°N, 76.33702°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Washim
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Ramcharan Khode
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ATMARAM SEVA CHAVHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Pusad
Getting there
How to reach Bhandari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai404 kmcapital
- Hyderabad432 km
- Bengaluru869 km
- Delhi885 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKumgaon Burti21 km
- Bus stopTaroda13 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Tarwadi6 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India19 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump27 km
- CollegeShri Dnyaneshwar Maskuji Burunale College39 km
- Police stationPolice Station - Malkapur City26 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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