Bhandra

Not to be confused with Bhandra, Lohardaga.

Bhandra
Census Town
Bhandra Location in Jharkhand, India#India3 Show map of Jharkhand Bhandra Bhandra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°52′58″N86°06′30″E / 23.882689°N 86.108272°E / 23.882689; 86.108272
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Area
• Total	3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,371
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	828401
Telephone/STD code	06549
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dumri
Website	bokaro.nic.in

Bhandra (also called Bhendra) is a census town in the Nawadih CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Damodar River

Tenughat
Dam

D

Petarwar

R

Nawadih

R

Kasmar

R

Mahuatand

R

Pindrajora

R

Siyaljori

R

Chandankiyari

R

Bokaro Steel Plant

F

Bokaro B TPS

F

Tenughat TPS

F

CCL Kathara Area

A

CCL Dhori Area

A

CCL B&K Area

A

Phusro

M

Chas

M

Tenu

CT

Bhandra

CT

Tanr Balidih

CT

Jena

CTV

Bandh Dih

CT

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

CT

Saram

CT

Lalpania

CT

Hasir

CT

Gomia

CT

Bandhgora

CT

Bokaro Steel City

CT

Dugda

CT

Sijhua

CT

Bursera

CT

Termi

CT

Chandrapura

CT

Narra

CT

Telo

CT

Jaridih Bazar

CT

Bermo

CT

Kurpania

CT

Bokaro (Thermal)

CT

Bhojudih

CT

Amlabad

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bhandra is located at 23°52′58″N86°06′30″E / 23.882689°N 86.108272°E / 23.882689; 86.108272 .

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed. ^{[1] [2]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhandra had a total population of 4,606, of which 2,371 (51%) were males and 2,235 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 676. The total number of literate persons in Bhandra was 2,980 (75.83% of the population over 6 years)). ^[3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro, Bhandra covered an area of 3.05 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 7 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 699 domestic electric connections, 4 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 9 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 9 maternity homes, 27 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary schools at Nawadih 9 km away. It had 7 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities It produced were hammer, light fall, talwar. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank. ^[4]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011" (PDF). Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "Tenughat Dam". india9. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362,264, page 108. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 384-397. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 March 2021.