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

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Debiganja

Debiganja is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 423 households**, the 14th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 2,042people (2011)
- 423households
- 59.4%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Debiganja

Of every 100 households in Debiganja in 2011, 49 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Debiganja · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**58%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****32%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Debiganja?

■ Debiganja · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**978

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 49.0% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (17%) · **■** Marginal 124 (16%)

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

- Bhajanpur2,401 people
- Khunia Pukhari2,275 people
- Dangarbhita2,207 people
- Chayansing2,158 people
- Hatidoba1,962 people
- Bairagi1,961 people
- Manjoy1,906 people
- Saheburam1,897 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Debiganja?2,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Debiganja in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Debiganja?59.4% (Census 2011)