# Putimari Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Putimari

Putimari is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 244 households**, the 35th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 244households
- 73.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Putimari

Of every 100 households in Putimari in 2011, 59 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Putimari · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****46%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Putimari?

■ Putimari · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**966

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (72%) · **■** Marginal 114 (25%)

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

- Lohasing1,363 people
- Manjha Tea Garden1,323 people
- Damdama1,294 people
- Sebdella1,276 people
- M.M.Terai1,204 people
- Siubar1,052 people
- Hoda Bhitar Chhat980 people
- Mir Jangla980 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Putimari?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Putimari in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Putimari?73.6% (Census 2011)