# Bandi Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Bandi

Bandi is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 107 households**, the 86th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 493people (2011)
- 107households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandi

Of every 100 households in Bandi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandi · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**32%

Television ****60%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Bandi?

■ Bandi · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**972

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 168 (86%) · **■** Marginal 17 (9%)

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 Phansidewa

- Dhemaler Chhar644 people
- Sastugachh634 people
- Rangali617 people
- Pathar Hirhira502 people
- Bhisti459 people
- Banur Chhat446 people
- Baraigachh427 people
- Krishnapur Tea Garden405 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandi?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandi in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandi?72.4% (Census 2011)