# Rajajhar Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Rajajhar

Rajajhar is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,590 people in 548 households**, the 10th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,590people (2011)
- 548households
- 68.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajajhar

Of every 100 households in Rajajhar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajajhar · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**52%

Tap water ****6%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**39%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****11%**

**34%

Television ****49%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rajajhar?

■ Rajajhar · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**966

Working population ****30.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 495 (62%) · **■** Marginal 142 (18%)

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

- Dayaram3,182 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Nipania2,908 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people
- Mangalsing2,327 people
- Bhujia Banir Chhat2,248 people
- Trihana Tea Garden2,016 people
- Chhota Maniram1,999 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajajhar?2,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajajhar in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajajhar?68.5% (Census 2011)