# Bhogbhita Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Bhogbhita

Bhogbhita is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 641 households**, the 6th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 2,991people (2011)
- 641households
- 74.3%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhogbhita

Of every 100 households in Bhogbhita in 2011, 61 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhogbhita · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****48%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Bhogbhita?

■ Bhogbhita · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**978

Working population ****41.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 63.7% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 736 (60%) · **■** Marginal 285 (23%)

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

- Gandagal4,363 people
- Pataram4,141 people
- Kishordoba3,653 people
- Dhupibhita3,518 people
- Barsadbhita2,671 people
- Kelabari2,562 people
- Rangali2,425 people
- Bhajanpur2,401 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhogbhita?2,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogbhita in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogbhita?74.3% (Census 2011)