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About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,078, made up of 1,570 males and 1,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 496.81 hectares
Population 3,078
Male Population 1,570
Female Population 1,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 14th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 496.81 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhandar

The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baruna, Batasan, Beurjhari and Bhabak. 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 3,078. That makes it the 14th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Bhandar village has 1,570 males and 1,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 496.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhandar falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhandar.

Bhandar is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 today is likely to be higher.

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