About Bhandara Village

Bhandara is one of the larger villages in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,747, made up of 2,936 males and 2,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Bhagawangola II
Pincode	742113
Area (hectares)	338.88 hectares
Population	5,747
Male Population	2,936
Female Population	2,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Bhandara compares

By the 2011 count Bhandara is the 7th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 338.88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhandara

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

How far is Bhandara from other places

Bhandara lies about 28 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, 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 Bhandara
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	12 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagawangola II	28 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	28 km

Villages closest to Bhandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandara village had a population of 5,747. That makes it the 7th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Bhandara village has 2,936 males and 2,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandara has about 957 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhandara is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandara covers 338.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhandara falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhandara is Lohapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhandara.

Bhandara is about 28 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandara is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Bhagawangola II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.