# Bilakshu Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Bilakshu

Bilakshu is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 150 households**, the 46th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 762people (2011)
- 150households
- 40.5%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilakshu

Of every 100 households in Bilakshu in 2011, 42 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilakshu · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**58%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**28%

Television ****17%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Bilakshu?

■ Bilakshu · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**978

Working population ****49.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 32.6% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 203 (53%)

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

- Bagulahagi813 people
- Fulbari810 people
- Khopalashi779 people
- Paschim Rambandh763 people
- Duba695 people
- Buraganja616 people
- Panthabari607 people
- Bhattagachh601 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilakshu?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilakshu in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilakshu?40.5% (Census 2011)