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Bhandar

Raipur mandal
Pincode 326036
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bhandar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Rajasthan

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Bhandar is a village in Raipur mandal, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan. It has a population of 399 across 68 households with a literacy rate of 45.4%.

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LGD code
105047
Pincode
326036
Post office
Raipur (Jhalawar)
Population
399
Households
68
Literacy rate
45.4%
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000♂
Workers
242
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Jaipur
290 km
Distance to Delhi
490 km
Nearest railway station
Jhalarapatan · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Divya Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhandar compares

By population, Bhandar ranks #49 of 61 villages in Raipur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.4%
−10.0% vs mandal average
Bhandar45.4%
Raipur mandal55.4%
Jhalawar district52.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+34 vs mandal average
Bhandar985
Raipur mandal951
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.8 vs mandal average
Bhandar5.9
Raipur mandal5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bhandar at a glance

Bhandar is a village of 399 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Raipur tehsil, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, the 49th-largest of 61 villages in Raipur tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Jhalawar district centre, 16 km from Sunel, the nearest town, 26 km from Jhalarapatan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 326036, served by Raipur (Jhalawar) post office; the LGD village code is 105047. The nearest hospital or health centre is Divya Clinic, 3 km away. The village votes in Jhalrapatan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasundhara Raje. The population is estimated at 470 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhandar · this village39945%—
Bhandar · Bali3,83559%0 km N
Dhamaniya · Raipur28153%1.5 km NE
Chawandiya · Raipur71351%2 km S
Jheekariya · Raipur59446%2.4 km SE
Samli Kham · Raipur1,27060%2.6 km N
Borband · Raipur40145%2.5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhandar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PIRAWA
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
24
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
225.89
Irrigated area (ha)
71.71
Forest area (ha)
47.8

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bhandar

LGD code
105047
Pincode
326036
Post office
Raipur (Jhalawar)
Population (Census 2011)
399
Population (projected 2026)
470
Households
68
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
985
Literacy rate
45.4%
Coordinates
24.31716°N, 76.10749°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Jhalawar-Baran
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jhalrapatan
Member of Parliament
Dushyant Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vasundhara Raje
Block / Mandal
Raipur
Getting there

How to reach Bhandar

Mandal centre
Raipur · ≈ 2.0 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jhalawar · ≈ 6.4 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,696 people
Sunel · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Jaipur290 kmcapital
  • Delhi490 km
  • Mumbai671 km
  • Hyderabad809 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJhalarapatan26 km
  • Hospital / PHCDivya Clinic3 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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