About Bhandu Basan Village

Bhandu Basan is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 501 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandu Basan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandu Basan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721401
Area (hectares)	87.46 hectares
Population	1,014
Male Population	501
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Bhandu Basan compares

By the 2011 count Bhandu Basan is the 56th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 87.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhandu Basan

Bhandu Basan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhandu Basan 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. The nearest villages by name are Batipur, Beltalya, Benipur and Betbani. 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 Bhandu Basan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandu Basan village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 56th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Bhandu Basan village has 501 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandu Basan has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bhandu Basan is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandu Basan covers 87.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandu Basan falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandu Basan notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhandu Basan.

Bhandu Basan is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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.