# Arjunmahal Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Arjunmahal

Arjunmahal is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 291 households**, the 25th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,488people (2011)
- 291households
- 58.2%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arjunmahal

Of every 100 households in Arjunmahal in 2011, 32 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arjunmahal · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**58%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****20%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Arjunmahal?

■ Arjunmahal · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**978

Working population ****33.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 49.0% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 325 (66%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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

- Tari1,736 people
- Maynaguri1,704 people
- Chuchur Muchur1,682 people
- Jagir1,662 people
- Jibansing1,471 people
- Gayen1,469 people
- Banchhabhita1,463 people
- Rangmuni1,411 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arjunmahal?1,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjunmahal in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arjunmahal?58.2% (Census 2011)