Bhando is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Shahkot, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Nakodar, 51 kilometres (32 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 175 kilometres (109 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Bhando | |
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Village | |
  Bhando Location in Punjab, India  Bhando Bhando (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′12″N 75°20′21″E / 31.0199481°N 75.3392751°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Shahkot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 982[1] |
| Sex ratio 502/480 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Transport
editShahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is 86 kilometres (53 mi) away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 121 kilometres (75 mi) away in Amritsar.