Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Bhandar Bandh

Bhandar Bandh is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 116 people in 23 households, the 237th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.
- 116 people (2011)
- 23 households
- 73.3% literacy
- 1,035 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandar Bandh

Of every 100 households in Bhandar Bandh in 2011, 32 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandar Bandh · ■ Garbeta - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 54%
- Toilet within the home 27% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 81%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 73% 70%
- Television 18% 21%
- Mobile phone 27% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 14%
- Own their home 86% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhandar Bandh?

■ Bhandar Bandh · ■ Garbeta - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 75.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 954
- Working population 30.2% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (31%) · ■ Other work 7 (20%) · ■ Marginal 7 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - II
- Kumari 127 people
- Sarengagar 122 people
- Balikhunia 119 people
- Chhotashalgeria 117 people
- Dhanghori 116 people
- Amkopa 114 people
- Pinrrasuli 112 people
- Dhitingi 110 people

All 334 villages in Garbeta - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhandar Bandh? 116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar Bandh in? Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar Bandh? 73.3% (Census 2011)

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