# Bhandarkola Village, Bongaon – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhandarkola

Bhandarkola is a village in Bongaon sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,902 people in 932 households**, the 28th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 3,902people (2011)
- 932households
- 85.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandarkola

Of every 100 households in Bhandarkola in 2011, 51 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhandarkola · ■ Bongaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**19%

Tap water ****28%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Bhandarkola?

■ Bhandarkola · ■ Bongaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**962

Working population ****41.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 81.2% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 474 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (30%) · **■** Household industry 78 (5%) · **■** Other work 213 (13%) · **■** Marginal 356 (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 Bongaon

- Sanakpur4,057 people
- Sabhaipur4,032 people
- Kamdebpur4,011 people
- Gobrapur3,912 people
- Sehalapara3,859 people
- Polta3,843 people
- Serpur3,740 people
- Chalki3,690 people

[All 150 villages in Bongaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/bongaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandarkola?3,902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandarkola in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Bongaon sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandarkola?85.6% (Census 2011)