About Bhandira Village

Bhandira is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,030 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	134.72 hectares
Population	1,965
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandira compares

By the 2011 count Bhandira is the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 134.72 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhandira

Bhandira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandira 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. The nearest villages by name are Bati, Baze Gopalnagar, Belun and Benipur. 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.

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Common questions about Bhandira

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandira village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Bhandira village has 1,030 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandira has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhandira is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandira covers 134.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandira falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandira notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhandira.

Bhandira is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad 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.