Bhandardaha

Bhandardaha
Census Town
Bhandardaha Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bhandardaha Bhandardaha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′N88°13′E / 22.62°N 88.21°E / 22.62; 88.21
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,667
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domjur
Website	howrah.gov.in

Bhandardaha is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. ^[1]

Geography

Bhandardaha is located at 22°37′N88°13′E / 22.62°N 88.21°E / 22.62; 88.21 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Bhandardaha had a total population of 5,667 of which 2,873 (51%) were males and 2,794 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 592. The total number of literates in Bhandardaha was 4,143 (81.64% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Bhandardaha was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. ^[4]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[5] Bhandardaha had a population of 4816. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Bhandardaha has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 70% and female literacy of 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Bus

Amta Road (part of State Highway 15) is the artery of the town.

Private Bus

• 63 Domjur - Howrah Station
• E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
• K11 Domjur - Rabindra Sadan

Mini Bus

• 16 Domjur - Howrah Station
• 31 Makardaha - Khidirpur
• 34 Purash - Howrah Station
• 35 Hantal - Howrah Station

CTC Bus

• C11 Domjur - B.B.D. Bagh/Belgachia
• C11/1 Munsirhat - Howrah Station

Bus Routes Without Numbers

• Bargachia - Sealdah Station (Barafkal)
• Pancharul - Howrah Station
• Udaynarayanpur - Howrah Station
• Rajbalhat - Howrah Station
• Tarakeswar - Howrah Station

Train

Makardaha railway station and Domjur Road railway station on Howrah-Amta line are the nearest railway stations.

References

1. "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhandardaha
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.