Bandhwa

Bandhwan
Village
Bandhwan Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Bandhwan Bandhwan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°41′12″N84°43′21″E / 25.686683°N 84.722464°E / 25.686683; 84.722464 [1]
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	802209
Telephone code	91-6182
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]

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.

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	431
Population	2340	1209	1131

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 the village lies a small river named "KHAUR". In the west side, there is a pond where the festival "CHHATH", a multi-day festival to worship the Sun God, ^[3] is organized every year. In the north side, there is land for paddy fertilization which the locals call "ZIRAAT". In the south side, a temple is planned to be constructed.

Nearby places

• Buxar
• Arrah
• Dumraon
• Patna
• Piro
• Bikramganj
• Hasanbazar

References

1. "Barhara map". google.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
2. "Population of Bandhwa". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
3. "Chhath Puja". Incredible India. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

External links

• Villages in Bhojpur, Bihar