# Barabhita Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Barabhita

Barabhita is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 40 households**, the 72nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 176people (2011)
- 40households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,146females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barabhita

Of every 100 households in Barabhita in 2011, 33 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Barabhita · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**52%

Tap water ****33%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****71%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Barabhita?

■ Barabhita · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****43.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 71 (93%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Naxalbari

- Jhabar Chhat243 people
- Surajbar235 people
- Mechi Forest225 people
- Jamidargurir Chhat209 people
- Tarabari163 people
- Bairbhita111 people
- Raghuramer Chhat109 people
- Chhota Ganja96 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barabhita?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barabhita in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barabhita?76.6% (Census 2011)