# Bhandirban Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Bhandirban

Bhandirban is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,168 people in 245 households**, the 28th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,168people (2011)
- 245households
- 69.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandirban

Of every 100 households in Bhandirban in 2011, 67 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandirban · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**70%

Use banking services ****70%**

**56%

Television ****43%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Bhandirban?

■ Bhandirban · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**966

Working population ****49.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (21%) · **■** Household industry 57 (10%) · **■** Other work 127 (22%) · **■** Marginal 224 (39%)

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 Suri - I

- Gobindapur1,383 people
- Nahudari1,373 people
- Lakshmondarpur1,354 people
- Tasarkata1,205 people
- Bara Alunda1,101 people
- Amritpur1,051 people
- Muramath1,028 people
- Bataspur1,017 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandirban?1,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandirban in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandirban?69.0% (Census 2011)