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About Bhandirban Village

Bhandirban is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 126 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandirban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandirban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 76.19 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 126
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhandirban compares

By the 2011 count Bhandirban is the 214th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 76.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bhandirban

Bhandirban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandirban 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Benachapra, Berachapa, Bhagabantapur and Bhaluk Khulia. 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.

Common questions about Bhandirban

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandirban village had a population of 243. That makes it the 214th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Bhandirban village has 126 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandirban has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bhandirban is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandirban covers 76.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandirban falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandirban notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandirban.

Bhandirban is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.

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

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