# Barajharu Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Barajharu

Barajharu is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,465 people in 321 households**, the 26th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,465people (2011)
- 321households
- 58.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barajharu

Of every 100 households in Barajharu in 2011, 55 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barajharu · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**52%

Tap water ****27%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****33%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

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 Barajharu?

■ Barajharu · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**966

Working population ****35.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (43%) · **■** Marginal 156 (30%)

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

- Naksalbari1,618 people
- Nandalal1,522 people
- Atal1,487 people
- Bhujia Bani1,487 people
- Fakna1,424 people
- Omi1,410 people
- Birsing1,380 people
- Ghusuru1,373 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barajharu?1,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barajharu in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barajharu?58.5% (Census 2011)