# Bhandaria Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Bhandaria

Bhandaria is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 210 households**, the 71st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 887people (2011)
- 210households
- 70.8%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandaria

Of every 100 households in Bhandaria in 2011, 13 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandaria · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**16%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Bhandaria?

■ Bhandaria · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**953

Working population ****32.2%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 67.2% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (14%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Harishpara920 people
- Durgapur918 people
- Uttar Rasulpur917 people
- Dhunriban902 people
- Uttar Pranpur809 people
- Kshempur806 people
- Mahadipur801 people
- Ujitpur797 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandaria?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandaria in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandaria?70.8% (Census 2011)