# Bairagi Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Bairagi

Bairagi is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 391 households**, the 16th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,961people (2011)
- 391households
- 71.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bairagi

Of every 100 households in Bairagi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bairagi · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**58%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****33%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bairagi?

■ Bairagi · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**978

Working population ****38.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (32%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (20%) · **■** Marginal 153 (21%)

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

- Dangarbhita2,207 people
- Chayansing2,158 people
- Debiganja2,042 people
- Hatidoba1,962 people
- Manjoy1,906 people
- Saheburam1,897 people
- Sona Chandi1,751 people
- Katia1,736 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bairagi?1,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairagi in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bairagi?71.5% (Census 2011)