Bhander

Bhander
Bhander
Town
	Bhander Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 25°44′N 78°45′E / 25.73°N 78.75°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Datia
Government
• Body	Nagar palika
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	20,667
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bhander is a town and a nagar panchayat in Datia district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Bhander is located at 25°44′N 78°45′E / 25.73°N 78.75°E / 25.73; 78.75.^[1] It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 feet). Pahuj River flow's from the town boundary.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Bhander had a population of 20,667. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhander has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 59%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Road

Bhander is well connected with Datia and also with Jhansi via state highway and National Highway. Jhansi- Kanpur Highway is around 20 km from Bhander towards Chirgaon. One more way is connected to bhander to jhansi via unnao. Which is very shortest path jhansi to bhander.

Railways

Nearest railway junction to Bhander is Jhansi Jn. which is around 50 km. Other railway stations which are closer to Bhander are Datia Railway Station and Chirgaon railway station.

Politics

The town is represented in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by the Bhander Assembly constituency. As of 2020, its representative is Raksha Santram Saroniya, of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3]^{[needs update]}

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhander
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

Ramgarh temple
ssar-to-offload-stake-in-bhander-project

[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhander

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[3] "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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