Bhandara

This page provides an overview of Bhandara: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

5,767,839
Population
1,337,237
Households
982
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
74.69%
Approx. literacy

Bhandara has an aggregated population of 5,767,839. Approximately 41.62% live in rural areas (2,400,668) and 8.11% live in urban areas (467,662).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,400,668 3
Bhandara 713,571 169
Lakhandur 370,719 92
Lakhani 378,059 106
Mohadi 438,775 110
Pauni 440,943 159
Sakoli 396,001 98
Tumsar 629,103 151

Population summary

Bhandara has a population of 5,767,839 (2,909,564 males and 2,858,275 females). The sex ratio is about 982 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,767,839
Male2,909,564
Female2,858,275
Rural population2,400,668 (41.62%)
Urban population467,662 (8.11%)
Households1,337,237

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 74.69%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,307,768
Total illiterates1,460,071

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 956,651 (16.59%). ST: 434,487 (7.53%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC956,65116.59%
ST434,4877.53%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 607,361 (10.53%). Workers: 2,905,307 (50.37%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)607,36110.53%
Total workers2,905,30750.37%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Bhandara 1,200,334
Bhandara 966,503
Bhandara 280,030
Bhandara 233,831
Tumsar 226,108
Tumsar 176,887
Pauni 154,588
Bhandara 153,511
Mohadi 150,611
Mohadi 137,553