# Fakna Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Fakna

Fakna is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 287 households**, the 27th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 287households
- 67.6%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fakna

Of every 100 households in Fakna in 2011, 82 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Fakna · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**52%

Tap water ****26%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****54%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Fakna?

■ Fakna · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**966

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 215 (46%) · **■** Marginal 142 (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

- Nandalal1,522 people
- Atal1,487 people
- Bhujia Bani1,487 people
- Barajharu1,465 people
- Omi1,410 people
- Birsing1,380 people
- Ghusuru1,373 people
- Lohasing1,363 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fakna?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakna in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fakna?67.6% (Census 2011)