# Punkhabari Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Punkhabari

Punkhabari is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 77 households**, the 55th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 342people (2011)
- 77households
- 67.0%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punkhabari

Of every 100 households in Punkhabari in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punkhabari · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****98%**

**57%

Television ****89%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Punkhabari?

■ Punkhabari · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**1016

Working population ****45.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 56.1% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (94%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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

- Mahanadi Forest480 people
- Gayabari Tea Garden460 people
- South Shibkhola Tea Garden402 people
- Gitingy Tea Garden353 people
- Chhota Adalpur323 people
- Champasari Forest280 people
- Baman Dhura Forest274 people
- Goethals274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punkhabari?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punkhabari in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punkhabari?67.0% (Census 2011)