# Gadhira Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Gadhira

Gadhira is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 236 households**, the 34th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 236households
- 48.5%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadhira

Of every 100 households in Gadhira in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadhira · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**58%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**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 Gadhira?

■ Gadhira · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**978

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 37.4% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 230 (52%)

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

- Dohaguri1,405 people
- Balahijhora1,398 people
- Dhulia1,303 people
- Chunilal1,192 people
- Subalbhita1,022 people
- Jatru1,008 people
- Deburam968 people
- Bagha943 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadhira?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadhira in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gadhira?48.5% (Census 2011)