# Alokjhari Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Alokjhari

Alokjhari is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 109 households**, the 55th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 529people (2011)
- 109households
- 57.8%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alokjhari

Of every 100 households in Alokjhari in 2011, 55 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alokjhari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Alokjhari?

■ Alokjhari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**978

Working population ****28.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Kharibari

- Manasa600 people
- Salbari538 people
- Antaram536 people
- Singbhita536 people
- Dakua508 people
- Jamatulla506 people
- Kungarpur498 people
- Chiku435 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alokjhari?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alokjhari in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alokjhari?57.8% (Census 2011)