# Balahijhora, Kharibari, Darjiling – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Balahijhora

Balahijhora is a village in [Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,398 people in 292 households**, the 31st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,398people (2011)
- 292households
- 78.6%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balahijhora

Of every 100 households in Balahijhora in 2011, 84 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balahijhora · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**28%

Television ****58%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Balahijhora?

■ Balahijhora · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**978

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (17%) · **■** Household industry 66 (12%) · **■** Other work 174 (30%) · **■** Marginal 136 (24%)

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

- Gayen1,469 people
- Banchhabhita1,463 people
- Rangmuni1,411 people
- Dohaguri1,405 people
- Dhulia1,303 people
- Chunilal1,192 people
- Gadhira1,164 people
- Subalbhita1,022 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balahijhora?1,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahijhora in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balahijhora?78.6% (Census 2011)