# Kharia Busty Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Kharia Busty

Kharia Busty is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 181 households**, the 34th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 802people (2011)
- 181households
- 90.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharia Busty

Of every 100 households in Kharia Busty in 2011, 89 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharia Busty · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**75%

Use banking services ****85%**

**57%

Television ****70%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kharia Busty?

■ Kharia Busty · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1016

Working population ****29.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 86.4% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (54%) · **■** Marginal 34 (14%)

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

- Simring Tea Garden1,003 people
- Selim Hill Tea Garden987 people
- Maharani Tea Garden971 people
- Jungpana Tea Garden904 people
- Castleton Tea Garden779 people
- Montiviot Tea Garden743 people
- Latpanechar Forest725 people
- Mahal Diram Tea Garden718 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharia Busty?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharia Busty in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharia Busty?90.6% (Census 2011)