Bhandara serves as an agricultural center for farmers in the region, who mostly grow rice.

Bhandara is split between two rivers, the Wainganga and the Sur, and crossed by National Highway No.

The city is surrounded by industries like Ashok Leyland, Sunflag Steel and an ordnance factory.

The Wainganga is the principal river in the district and the only stream that does not dry up in the hot weather.

Bhandara is surrounded by five villages on its outskirts, Ganeshpur, Bela, Bhojapur, Khokarla, and Takli, which, combined with the city proper, yields a population of about 125000.

According to recent census of 2011, Hinduism is predominant religion in Bhandara city and its adherent are 77.23 percent of total population.

The Bhandara Road railway station (BRD) serves the city and surrounding region.

Bhandara is directly connected to the state capital Mumbai, Raipur, Nagpur, and Kolkata by Indian Railways.