# Garidhora Tea Garden Village, Kurseong – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Garidhora Tea Garden

Garidhora Tea Garden is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,877 people in 635 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 2,877people (2011)
- 635households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garidhora Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in Garidhora Tea Garden in 2011, 67 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garidhora Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**38%

Tap water ****52%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****45%**

**57%

Television ****65%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****78%**

**78%

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 Garidhora Tea Garden?

■ Garidhora Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**1016

Working population ****47.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 867 (63%) · **■** Marginal 496 (36%)

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 Kurseong

- Simulbari Tea Garden4,160 people
- Sittong Khasmahal3,098 people
- Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal3,035 people
- Sittong Forest2,930 people
- Gidda Pahar2,768 people
- Rohini Tea Garden2,752 people
- Sukna Pratham Khanda2,606 people
- Singel Tea Garden2,590 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garidhora Tea Garden?2,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garidhora Tea Garden in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garidhora Tea Garden?62.2% (Census 2011)