# Bijanbari Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Bijanbari

Bijanbari is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,338 people in 1,206 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 5,338people (2011)
- 1,206households
- 86.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijanbari

Of every 100 households in Bijanbari in 2011, 79 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bijanbari · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**34%

Tap water ****45%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**75%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****60%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****82%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bijanbari?

■ Bijanbari · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**940

Working population ****34.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.4% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 598 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 823 (44%) · **■** Marginal 373 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Darjeeling Pulbazar

- Goke9,100 people
- Rimbick6,980 people
- Lebong & Mineral Spring Tea Garden6,236 people
- Tukvar Tea Garden4,791 people
- Kaijalia4,150 people
- Pandam Tea Garden3,959 people
- Kankibong3,765 people

[All 43 villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/darjeeling-pulbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijanbari?5,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijanbari in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijanbari?86.2% (Census 2011)