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Bhandar Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Bhandar is a large village located in Bishrampur Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 447 families residing. The Bhandar village has population of 2537 of which 1328 are males while 1209 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhandar village population of children with age 0-6 is 353 which makes up 13.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhandar village is 910 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhandar as per census is 898, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Bhandar village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhandar village was 75.14 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Bhandar Male literacy stands at 86.25 % while female literacy rate was 62.96 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bhandar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bhandar village.

Bhandar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 447 - -
Population 2,537 1,328 1,209
Child (0-6) 353 186 167
Schedule Caste 666 351 315
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.14 % 86.25 % 62.96 %
Total Workers 772 638 134
Main Worker 495 - -
Marginal Worker 277 202 75

Caste Factor

Bhandar village of Palamu has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.25 % of total population in Bhandar village. The village Bhandar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhandar village out of total population, 772 were engaged in work activities. 64.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 772 workers engaged in Main Work, 190 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.