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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhandu
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]]
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'''Bhandu''' is a village in Visnagar Taluka of [[Mahesana district]] in [[Gujarat]], India. It is located about {{convert|10|km}} from [[Mahesana|Mehsana]]<ref name="GG1975" /> and {{convert|17|km}} from [[Visnagar]].

==Places of importance==
The villages of idols of [[Saptamatrika]]s.<ref name="GG1975">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JycbAAAAIAAJ|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District|last=|first=|publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, [[Government of Gujarat]]|year=1975|isbn=|editor-first=S. B. |editor-last=Rajyagor|series=Gujarat State Gazetteers|volume=5|location=|pages=786|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are four major Hindu temples: Brahmani Mata, Varahi Mata, Devi Mata, Rushi Timba and Mahadev temple. The village observes the annual festival on Dharo Atham/Bhadarava Sud Atham (the eighth day of [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadarava]] month of the [[Hindu calendar]]).

== Geography ==
Several ponds and a large lake spread in 40 acres (84 Bighas) which is connected with Sujalam Suflam canal network, part of [[Narmada Canal|Narmada canal]] network.

== Amenities ==
The village has primary as well as secondary schools, colleges, banks, a post office and a hospital.<ref name="GG1975" /> The schools include T. K. Vidyalaya and Shree Adarsh Kanya Vidyalaya. The colleges include L. C. Institute of Technology<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gtuinfo.in/College/LCIT/LCIT-Bhandu-Visnagar|title=LCIT, Visnagar {{!}} Laljibhai Chaturbhai Institute of Technology (LCIT), Visnagar {{!}} Introduction, Contact, Email, Phone, Vision, Mission {{!}} Admission 2017 {{!}} GTUInfo|last=|first=|date=|website=www.gtuinfo.in|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2019-12-04}}</ref> as well as nursing, physiotherapy and homeopathy colleges. There are PTC and BEd colleges as well.

== Transport ==
Bhandu is connected by Ahmedabad-Palanpur State Highway and a railway station on [[Jaipur–Ahmedabad line]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Villages in Mehsana district]]
{{Mehsana-geo-stub}}

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