# Bhandarhati Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Bhandarhati

Bhandarhati is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,928 people in 1,718 households**, the 4th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 6,928people (2011)
- 1,718households
- 82.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandarhati

Of every 100 households in Bhandarhati in 2011, 64 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandarhati · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**48%

Tap water ****34%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**84%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****45%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Bhandarhati?

■ Bhandarhati · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**962

Working population ****42.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 76.9% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 794 (27%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,323 (45%) · **■** Marginal 639 (22%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Srikrishnapur10,345 people
- Gurap7,856 people
- Mandara7,610 people
- Gopinagar5,424 people
- Bhastara5,084 people
- Cheragram4,328 people
- Shrirampur4,170 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandarhati?6,928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandarhati in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandarhati?82.6% (Census 2011)