# Bhandarkhali Village, Hingalganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hingalganj, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhandarkhali

Bhandarkhali is a village in Hingalganj sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,832 people in 1,501 households**, the 11th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 5,832people (2011)
- 1,501households
- 74.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandarkhali

Of every 100 households in Bhandarkhali in 2011, 12 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhandarkhali · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**22%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhandarkhali?

■ Bhandarkhali · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**974

Working population ****51.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (18%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 310 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,967 (66%)

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 Hingalganj

- Kalitala6,609 people
- Parghumti6,581 people
- Ramapur6,357 people
- Patghara6,270 people
- Sahebkhali5,792 people
- Malekanghumti5,398 people
- Rupmari4,717 people
- Samsernagar4,394 people

[All 42 villages in Hingalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hingalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandarkhali?5,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandarkhali in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hingalganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandarkhali?74.2% (Census 2011)