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About Bhandani Village

Bhandani is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,968, made up of 1,537 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 402.18 hectares
Population 2,968
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhandani compares

By the 2011 count Bhandani is the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 402.18 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bhandani

Bhandani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandani 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandani from other places

Bhandani lies about 45 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Falakata, about 4.4 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 Bhandani
Nearest railway station Falakata 4.4 km
Nearest town Fālākāta 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 18 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 45 km

Villages closest to Bhandani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Bhandani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandani village had a population of 2,968. That makes it the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Bhandani village has 1,537 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandani has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bhandani is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandani covers 402.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandani falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhandani is Falakata, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhandani.

Bhandani is about 45 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandani is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Falakata is about 4.4 km away. Fālākāta is about 6.8 km away. Dhupguri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmikantapur Tea Garden (8.7 km), Dakshin Dangapara (18 km) and Uttar Dangapara (18 km).

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

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