Bandwar
Village in Bihar, India
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Bandwar, also called Vandwar or Banduar, is a village in Begusarai district of Bihar, a state in India.
Geography
It is located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of India.
The only river that flows through the village is the Burhi Gandak River.
Due to the river being prone to floods,[1] a levee, referred to as “Bandh” (Hindi: बांध) by local residents, has been constructed parallel to the Burhi Gandak River to prevent flooding of the adjoining countryside.
Transport
A bridge on the Burhi Gandak River called the Chhatauna Bridge connects the village to other villages on the northern bank of the river.[2]
Demographics
The village has 12,943 residents, 6,796 male and 6,147 female.
53 percent of the village is illiterate.[3]
