# Lohasing Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Lohasing

Lohasing is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 281 households**, the 31st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 281households
- 49.6%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohasing

Of every 100 households in Lohasing in 2011, 43 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lohasing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**52%

Tap water ****84%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****11%**

**34%

Television ****31%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**19%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 Lohasing?

■ Lohasing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1352**

**966

Working population ****46.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 584 (91%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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

- Fakna1,424 people
- Omi1,410 people
- Birsing1,380 people
- Ghusuru1,373 people
- Manjha Tea Garden1,323 people
- Damdama1,294 people
- Sebdella1,276 people
- Putimari1,217 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohasing?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohasing in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohasing?49.6% (Census 2011)