Bandhwa

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Bandhwan
Village
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Bandhwan
Location in Bihar, India
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Bandhwan
Bandhwan (India)
Coordinates: 25°41′12″N84°43′21″E / 25.686683°N 84.722464°E / 25.686683; 84.722464 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Languages
  Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802209
Telephone code91-6182
Vehicle registration BR-03

Bandhwa is a small village in the Bhojpur district of India. Bandhwa is located in Tarari block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. It has total 431 families residing. Bandhawan has population of 2,340 as per government records. [2]

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Administration

Bandhwa village is administered by the Mukhiya through its Gram Panchayat, who is an elected representative of the village as per the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act. The current Mukhiya of the Panchayat is Jai Prakash Singh, according to a report by Pankaj Kumar, a native of the village.

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Total No. of Houses431
Population234012091131

Economy

Bandhwa was the center of sugarcane farming in the era of British India, but nowadays the major sources of income are paddy, wheat, maize and onion.

In the east of this village a small river named "KHAUR" flows. In west side of this village, there is a magnificent pond where the famous festival "CHHATH" is organised every year. In the north side, there is huge land for paddy fertilization and the people use to call this land "ZIRAAT". And in the south side, there is a huge sun temple about to be constructed.

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References

  1. "Barhara map". google.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Population of Bandhwa". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.