# Tukriajhar Forest Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Tukriajhar Forest

Tukriajhar Forest is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 20 households**, the 72nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 89people (2011)
- 20households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tukriajhar Forest

Of every 100 households in Tukriajhar Forest in 2011, 84 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tukriajhar Forest · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**64%

Tap water ****79%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****95%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tukriajhar Forest?

■ Tukriajhar Forest · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**978

Working population ****58.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (40%) · **■** Marginal 21 (40%)

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

- Madan236 people
- Bajarur Chhat192 people
- Fulbarir Chhat171 people
- Tharu Bhita89 people
- Dagdhu29 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tukriajhar Forest?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tukriajhar Forest in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tukriajhar Forest?73.4% (Census 2011)