# Shaibhita Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Shaibhita

Shaibhita is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,851 people in 391 households**, the 17th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,851people (2011)
- 391households
- 71.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaibhita

Of every 100 households in Shaibhita in 2011, 71 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shaibhita · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**52%

Tap water ****11%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****50%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Shaibhita?

■ Shaibhita · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**966

Working population ****35.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 368 (56%) · **■** Marginal 152 (23%)

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

- Trihana Tea Garden2,016 people
- Chhota Maniram1,999 people
- Belgachi1,947 people
- Kilaram1,931 people
- Ketugabur1,814 people
- Batlabari1,813 people
- Deomani1,735 people
- Budhkaran1,632 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaibhita?1,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaibhita in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaibhita?71.8% (Census 2011)