# Dayaram Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Dayaram

Dayaram is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,182 people in 696 households**, the 6th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,182people (2011)
- 696households
- 82.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dayaram

Of every 100 households in Dayaram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dayaram · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**52%

Tap water ****17%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**83%

Use banking services ****46%**

**34%

Television ****66%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Dayaram?

■ Dayaram · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**966

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 77.5% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 918 (79%) · **■** Marginal 136 (12%)

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

- Ranidanga4,655 people
- Rangapani3,619 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Nipania2,908 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people
- Rajajhar2,590 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dayaram?3,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dayaram in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dayaram?82.8% (Census 2011)