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About Bhandhura Village

Bhandhura is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 518 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandhura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 203.62 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 518
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandhura compares

By the 2011 count Bhandhura is the 61st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 203.62 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhandhura

Bhandhura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandhura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhabaipur, Bhabanandapur, Bhabanipur and Bhagabatipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhandhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandhura village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 61st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bhandhura village has 518 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandhura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhandhura is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandhura covers 203.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandhura falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandhura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandhura.

Bhandhura is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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