About Bhandaria Village

Bhandaria is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 471 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandaria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	128.9 hectares
Population	887
Male Population	471
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandaria compares

By the 2011 count Bhandaria is the 71st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 128.9 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhandaria

Bhandaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandaria as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandaria from other places

Bhandaria lies about 37 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 5.6 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 Bhandaria
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
District headquarters	Maldah	37 km

Villages closest to Bhandaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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.

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Common questions about Bhandaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandaria village had a population of 887. That makes it the 71st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Bhandaria village has 471 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandaria has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhandaria is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandaria covers 128.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandaria falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhandaria is Harishchandrapur, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandaria.

Bhandaria is about 37 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandaria is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 5.6 km away. Chanchal II is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.