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About Bhandardihi Village

Bhandardihi is a large village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,824, made up of 1,433 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandardihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandardihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713426
Area (hectares) 548.36 hectares
Population 2,824
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandardihi compares

By the 2011 count Bhandardihi is the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 548.36 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhandardihi

Bhandardihi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandardihi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandardihi from other places

Bhandardihi lies about 20 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Bhatar, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhandardihi
Nearest railway station Bhatar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan I 20 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 20 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 20 km

Villages closest to Bhandardihi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhandardihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandardihi village had a population of 2,824. That makes it the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Bhandardihi village has 1,433 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandardihi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhandardihi is 713426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandardihi covers 548.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandardihi falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhandardihi is Bhatar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandardihi.

Bhandardihi is about 20 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandardihi is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Bhatar is about 12 km away. Burdwan I is about 20 km away. Barddhaman is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neragohalia (2.4 km), Chhota Belun (2.9 km) and Nityanandapur (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhandardihi today is likely to be higher.

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