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Bhandar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of 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.
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%.
By population, Bhandar ranks #49 of 61 villages in Raipur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
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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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandar · this village | 399 | 45% | — |
| Bhandar · Bali | 3,835 | 59% | 0 km N |
| Dhamaniya · Raipur | 281 | 53% | 1.5 km NE |
| Chawandiya · Raipur | 713 | 51% | 2 km S |
| Jheekariya · Raipur | 594 | 46% | 2.4 km SE |
| Samli Kham · Raipur | 1,270 | 60% | 2.6 km N |
| Borband · Raipur | 401 | 45% | 2.5 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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