Bhisti is a village in Phansidewa mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, with a population of 459 across 83 households. The village has a literacy rate of 35.5% and is located at coordinates 26.659°N, 88.299°E under postal code 734426.
By population, Bhisti ranks #87 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhisti is a village of 459 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 87th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 36%, 20 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 20 km from Sannyasikata, the nearest town, 5 km from Bagdogra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734426, served by Kamala Bagan post office; the LGD village code is 306681. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 5 km away. The sarpanch is JAGANNATH ROY, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhisti · this village | 459 | 36% | — |
| Meherulla · Phansidewa | 1,501 | 37% | 0.7 km E |
| Tepu Tea Garden · Phansidewa | 2,438 | 51% | 0.8 km NW |
| Gangaram Maler Chhat · Phansidewa | 109 | 44% | 1 km S |
| Helakadam Chhat · Phansidewa | 289 | 51% | 1.2 km SE |
| Sangatram · Phansidewa | 85 | 79% | 1.4 km S |
| Liohakaichi · Phansidewa | 0 | — | 1.7 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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