# Bhujia Bani Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Bhujia Bani

Bhujia Bani is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 316 households**, the 25th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 316households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhujia Bani

Of every 100 households in Bhujia Bani in 2011, 68 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhujia Bani · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**83%

Use banking services ****66%**

**34%

Television ****60%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Bhujia Bani?

■ Bhujia Bani · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**966

Working population ****30.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (55%) · **■** Marginal 196 (43%)

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

- Budhkaran1,632 people
- Naksalbari1,618 people
- Nandalal1,522 people
- Atal1,487 people
- Barajharu1,465 people
- Fakna1,424 people
- Omi1,410 people
- Birsing1,380 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhujia Bani?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhujia Bani in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhujia Bani?79.3% (Census 2011)