# Bhandar Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhandar

Bhandar is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,078 people in 652 households**, the 14th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 3,078people (2011)
- 652households
- 71.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandar

Of every 100 households in Bhandar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhandar · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

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 Bhandar?

■ Bhandar · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

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

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**969

Working population ****43.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 62.7% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 281 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (12%) · **■** Marginal 316 (24%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Baghan3,204 people
- Dalimgaon3,173 people
- Fatepur3,161 people
- Tungail Bilpara3,094 people
- Palaibari2,706 people
- Mahinagar2,655 people
- Dhankail2,603 people
- Madhabpur2,477 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandar?3,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?71.5% (Census 2011)