Bhandra

Coordinates: 23°52′58″N 86°06′30″E / 23.882689°N 86.108272°E / 23.882689; 86.108272
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Bhandra
Census Town
Bhandra is located in Jharkhand
Bhandra
Bhandra
Location in Jharkhand, India#India3
Bhandra is located in India
Bhandra
Bhandra
Bhandra (India)
Coordinates: 23°52′58″N 86°06′30″E / 23.882689°N 86.108272°E / 23.882689; 86.108272
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictBokaro
Area
 • Total3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,371
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
829144
Telephone/STD code06549
Vehicle registrationJH
Lok Sabha constituencyGiridih
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDumri
Websitebokaro.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[edit]

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E
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E
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A
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Bokaro
River
Konar
River
Damodar River
Tenughat
Dam
D
Tenughat Dam
Petarwar
R
Petarwar (R)
Nawadih
R
Nawadih (R)
Kasmar
R
Kasmar (R)
Mahuatand
R
Mahuatand (R)
Pindrajora
R
Pindrajora (R)
Siyaljori
R
Siyaljori (R)
Chandankiyari
R
Chandankiyari (R)
Bokaro Steel Plant
F
Bokaro Steel Plant
Bokaro B TPS
F
Bokaro Thermal Power Station B
Tenughat TPS
F
Tenughat Thermal Power Station
CCL Kathara Area
A
Kathara Area (A)
CCL Dhori Area
A
Dhori Area (A)
CCL B&K Area
A
Bokaro and Kargali Area (A)
Phusro
M
Phusro (M)
Chas
M
Chas (M)
Tenu
CT
Tenu (CT)
Bhandra
CT
Tanr Balidih
CT
Tanr Balidih (CT)
Jena
CTV
Jena, Bokaro (CT)
Bandh Dih
CT
Bandh Dih (CT)
Tenudam-cum-Kathara
CT
Tenudam-cum-Kathara (CT)
Saram
CT
Saram, Bokaro (CT)
Lalpania
CT
Lalpania (CT)
Hasir
CT
Hasir (CT)
Gomia
CT
Gomia (CT)
Bandhgora
CT
Bandhgora (CT)
Bokaro Steel City
CT
Bokaro Steel City (CT)
Dugda
CT
Dugda (CT)
Sijhua
CT
Sijhua (CT)
Bursera
CT
Bursera, Bokaro (CT)
Termi
CT
Termi (CT)
Chandrapura
CT
Chandrapura (CT)
Narra
CT
Narra, Bokaro (CT)
Telo
CT
Telo, Bokaro (CT)
Jaridih Bazar
CT
Jaridih Bazar (CT)
Bermo
CT
Bermo (CT)
Kurpania
CT
Kurpania (CT)
Bokaro (Thermal)
CT
Bokaro (Thermal) (CT)
Bhojudih
CT
Bhojudih (CT)
Amlabad
CT
Amlabad (CT)
Map
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[edit]

Bhandra is located at 23°52′58″N 86°06′30″E / 23.882689°N 86.108272°E / 23.882689; 86.108272.

Area overview[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.