# Gandagal Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Gandagal

Gandagal is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,363 people in 900 households**, the 2nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 4,363people (2011)
- 900households
- 70.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gandagal

Of every 100 households in Gandagal in 2011, 68 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gandagal · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**64%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**28%

Television ****55%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gandagal?

■ Gandagal · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**978

Working population ****33.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 62.9% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 150 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (5%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 839 (57%) · **■** Marginal 368 (25%)

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

- Uttar Ramdhan6,892 people
- Pataram4,141 people
- Kishordoba3,653 people
- Dhupibhita3,518 people
- Bhogbhita2,991 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gandagal?4,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandagal in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gandagal?70.9% (Census 2011)