# Bhandara Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Bhandara

Bhandara is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,747 people in 1,351 households**, the 7th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,747people (2011)
- 1,351households
- 58.9%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandara

Of every 100 households in Bhandara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandara · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**35%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**27%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhandara?

■ Bhandara · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**968

Working population ****32.7%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 57.8% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 342 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,011 (54%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (4%) · **■** Marginal 444 (24%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Dakshin Sahar7,849 people
- Kolan Radhakantapur6,435 people
- Khagjana6,232 people
- Pukhuria5,904 people
- Benipur5,167 people
- Sankarpur4,346 people
- Amdahara Haziganja4,281 people
- Chhatai3,947 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandara?5,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandara in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandara?58.9% (Census 2011)