# Bhajanpur Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Bhajanpur

Bhajanpur is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 487 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 2,401people (2011)
- 487households
- 63.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhajanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhajanpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhajanpur · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**64%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****18%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Bhajanpur?

■ Bhajanpur · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**978

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 193 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (23%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 298 (32%) · **■** Marginal 202 (22%)

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

- Bhogbhita2,991 people
- Barsadbhita2,671 people
- Kelabari2,562 people
- Rangali2,425 people
- Khunia Pukhari2,275 people
- Dangarbhita2,207 people
- Chayansing2,158 people
- Debiganja2,042 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhajanpur?2,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhajanpur in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhajanpur?63.6% (Census 2011)