# Antaram Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Antaram

Antaram is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 113 households**, the 53rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 536people (2011)
- 113households
- 65.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Antaram

Of every 100 households in Antaram in 2011, 51 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Antaram · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**28%

Television ****42%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Antaram?

■ Antaram · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**978

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (37%) · **■** Marginal 56 (33%)

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

- Panthabari607 people
- Bhattagachh601 people
- Manasa600 people
- Salbari538 people
- Singbhita536 people
- Alokjhari529 people
- Dakua508 people
- Jamatulla506 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Antaram?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Antaram in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Antaram?65.1% (Census 2011)