# Lodhama Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Lodhama

Lodhama is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 142 households**, the 39th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 703people (2011)
- 142households
- 87.2%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lodhama

Of every 100 households in Lodhama in 2011, 98 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lodhama · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**75%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****6%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**28%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Lodhama?

■ Lodhama · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**940

Working population ****23.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 82.2% for women. 36% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 93 (56%) · **■** Marginal 74 (44%)

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

- Karmi1,012 people
- Kolbong885 people
- Rishihat Khasmahal824 people
- Barbatia Khasmahal769 people
- Patliabas Forest158 people
- Alubari Tea Garden116 people
- Rangli Forest65 people
- Sum Forest49 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lodhama?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lodhama in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lodhama?87.2% (Census 2011)