# Bhandaria Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhandaria

Bhandaria is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,883 people in 859 households**, the 12th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,883people (2011)
- 859households
- 71.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandaria

Of every 100 households in Bhandaria in 2011, 62 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhandaria · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**44%

Tap water ****99%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****52%**

**36%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhandaria?

■ Bhandaria · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**954

Working population ****44.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (5%) · **■** Household industry 373 (22%) · **■** Other work 275 (16%) · **■** Marginal 937 (54%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Kalmikhali4,804 people
- Keoradanga4,205 people
- Gandhabaduli4,194 people
- Khariberia4,007 people
- Panakua3,793 people
- Alipore3,783 people
- Doultabad3,649 people
- Dosatina3,385 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandaria?3,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandaria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandaria?71.5% (Census 2011)