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Bhandar Kudar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Nawadih mandal is Shri Shri 1008 Baba Bhoothnath Mandir Matkuria Dhanbad. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhandar Kudar itself.
By population, Bhandar Kudar ranks #56 of 68 villages in Nawadih mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandar Kudar is a village of 455 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Nawadih block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 56th-largest of 68 villages in Nawadih block. Literacy is 46%, 6 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,310 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829104, served by Bermo post office; the LGD village code is 362210. The sarpanch is JALESHWARI DEVI, and the village votes in Tundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mathura Prasad Mahato. The population is estimated at 536 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palamu →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandar Kudar · this village | 455 | 46% | — |
| Barki Kuri · Nawadih | 1,192 | 41% | — |
| Chhotki-Kuri · Nawadih | 760 | 33% | — |
| Palamu Ansh · Nawadih | — | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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