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About Bhandar Puara Village

Bhandar Puara is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,490, made up of 1,304 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Puara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar Puara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 574.25 hectares
Population 2,490
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar Puara compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar Puara is the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 574.25 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 958.

Getting to Bhandar Puara

Bhandar Puara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandar Puara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barakdi, Baroadi, Belkundi and Bhadsa. 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 Bhandar Puara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar Puara village had a population of 2,490. That makes it the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Bhandar Puara village has 1,304 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar Puara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar Puara is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar Puara covers 574.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar Puara falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandar Puara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandar Puara.

Bhandar Puara is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Bhandar Puara today is likely to be higher.

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