# Bhandani Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhandani

Bhandani is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,968 people in 673 households**, the 64th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,968people (2011)
- 673households
- 71.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandani

Of every 100 households in Bhandani in 2011, 7 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandani · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**61%

Tap water ****4%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**78%

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 Bhandani?

■ Bhandani · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**69.2%

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

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**962

Working population ****51.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 301 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (6%) · **■** Marginal 690 (45%)

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 Dhupguri

- Char Charabari3,154 people
- Kathapara3,111 people
- Uttar Kathulia3,064 people
- Dakshin Dangapara3,038 people
- Parkumlai2,901 people
- Chanadipa2,867 people
- Paschim Daukimari2,840 people
- Bhotpara2,812 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandani?2,968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandani in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandani?71.8% (Census 2011)