# Buraganja Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Buraganja

Buraganja is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 127 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 616people (2011)
- 127households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Buraganja

Of every 100 households in Buraganja in 2011, 38 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Buraganja · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**58%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****34%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Buraganja?

■ Buraganja · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**978

Working population ****41.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (57%) · **■** Marginal 63 (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

- Khopalashi779 people
- Paschim Rambandh763 people
- Bilakshu762 people
- Duba695 people
- Panthabari607 people
- Bhattagachh601 people
- Manasa600 people
- Salbari538 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Buraganja?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buraganja in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Buraganja?57.6% (Census 2011)