About Bhandarkola Village

Bhandarkola is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,902, made up of 2,030 males and 1,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandarkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandarkola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bongaon
Pincode	743290
Area (hectares)	363.42 hectares
Population	3,902
Male Population	2,030
Female Population	1,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandarkola compares

By the 2011 count Bhandarkola is the 28th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 363.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bhandarkola

Bhandarkola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandarkola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhandarkola from other places

Bhandarkola lies about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.6 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 Bhandarkola
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	4.6 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bongaon	26 km

Villages closest to Bhandarkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandarkola village had a population of 3,902. That makes it the 28th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Bhandarkola village has 2,030 males and 1,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandarkola has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bhandarkola is 743290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandarkola covers 363.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandarkola falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhandarkola is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandarkola.

Bhandarkola is about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandarkola is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 4.5 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 4.6 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.