# Bandoan, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Bandoan

Bandoan is a town in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,993 people** in 1,239 households. Literacy was 77.9%.

- 5,993people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 77.9%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Population of Bandoan

■ Bandoan · ■ Puruliya urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**933

Working population ****33.0%**

**31.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bandoan

Of every 100 households in Bandoan in 2011, 58 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bandoan · ■ Puruliya urban average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**48%

Tap water ****13%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**25%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****38%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****89%**

**82%

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 people in Bandoan work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,289 (65%) · **■** Household industry 89 (5%) · **■** Farming 100 (5%) · **■** Marginal 498 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandoan?5,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandoan in?Puruliya district, West Bengal