# Khunia Pukhari Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Khunia Pukhari

Khunia Pukhari is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,275 people in 508 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 2,275people (2011)
- 508households
- 64.3%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khunia Pukhari

Of every 100 households in Khunia Pukhari in 2011, 48 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khunia Pukhari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**28%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khunia Pukhari?

■ Khunia Pukhari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**978

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 51.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (12%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 306 (34%) · **■** Marginal 263 (29%)

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

- Barsadbhita2,671 people
- Kelabari2,562 people
- Rangali2,425 people
- Bhajanpur2,401 people
- Dangarbhita2,207 people
- Chayansing2,158 people
- Debiganja2,042 people
- Hatidoba1,962 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khunia Pukhari?2,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khunia Pukhari in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khunia Pukhari?64.3% (Census 2011)