# Surajbar Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Surajbar

Surajbar is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 47 households**, the 69th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 235people (2011)
- 47households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surajbar

Of every 100 households in Surajbar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajbar · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**52%

Tap water ****27%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Surajbar?

■ Surajbar · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**966

Working population ****26.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (34%) · **■** Household industry 11 (18%) · **■** Other work 4 (7%) · **■** Marginal 12 (20%)

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

- Pataram252 people
- Mingharar Chhat245 people
- Sirsia Tea Garden245 people
- Jhabar Chhat243 people
- Mechi Forest225 people
- Jamidargurir Chhat209 people
- Barabhita176 people
- Tarabari163 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surajbar?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajbar in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surajbar?56.7% (Census 2011)