Bhandani Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhandani is a village situated in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 673 families residing in the village Bhandani. The total population of Bhandani is 2,968 out of which 1,537 are males and 1,431 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhandani is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhandani village is 416 which is 14% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhandani is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Bhandani village.

Population
2,968
Families
673
Literacy
71.83%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhandani is 71.8%. Thus Bhandani village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 79.83% and the female literacy rate is 63.33% in Bhandani village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhandani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhandani Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhandani village.

Total Male Female
Children 416 223 193
Literacy 71.83% 79.83% 63.33%
Scheduled Caste 2,760 1,422 1,338
Scheduled Tribe 107 62 45
Illiterate 1,135 488 647

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 93% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Bhandani village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhandani village out of total population, 1,541 were engaged in work activities. 55.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,541 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 851 741 110
Cultivators 301 292 9
Agriculture Labourer 458 367 91
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 91 81 10
Marginal Workers 690 192 498
Non Working 1,427 604 823

Nearby Villages to Bhandani,

Below are the list of villages near Bhandani village in Dhupguri.

Village Population
Kursamari 2,400
Tuklimari 2,735
Bagribari 2,551
Parkumlai 2,901
Gadhear Kuti 2,048
Paschim Mallikpara 3,737
Char Charabari 3,154
Uttar Altagram 3,213
Dakshin Jharalta 3,444
Purbba Altagram 3,490

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