# Banchhabhita, Kharibari, Darjiling – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Banchhabhita

Banchhabhita 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 **1,463 people in 329 households**, the 28th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,463people (2011)
- 329households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banchhabhita

Of every 100 households in Banchhabhita in 2011, 57 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Banchhabhita · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**58%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****57%**

**28%

Television ****44%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Banchhabhita?

■ Banchhabhita · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**978

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 262 (39%) · **■** Marginal 274 (41%)

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

- Jagir1,662 people
- Arjunmahal1,488 people
- Jibansing1,471 people
- Gayen1,469 people
- Rangmuni1,411 people
- Dohaguri1,405 people
- Balahijhora1,398 people
- Dhulia1,303 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banchhabhita?1,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchhabhita in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banchhabhita?69.5% (Census 2011)