# Bhandarpur Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhandarpur

Bhandarpur is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 402 households**, the 49th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 402households
- 74.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandarpur

Of every 100 households in Bhandarpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandarpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**68%

Television ****7%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhandarpur?

■ Bhandarpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**968

Working population ****45.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 71.1% for women. 66% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (34%) · **■** Household industry 59 (8%) · **■** Other work 122 (16%) · **■** Marginal 194 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Manteswar

- Sijna1,774 people
- Nabagram1,758 people
- Barandala1,733 people
- Kaigram1,719 people
- Tajpur1,650 people
- Lohana1,617 people
- Patun1,542 people
- Mausa1,483 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandarpur?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandarpur in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandarpur?74.8% (Census 2011)