# Abhiram Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Abhiram

Abhiram is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 369 households**, the 39th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 369households
- 65.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Abhiram

Of every 100 households in Abhiram in 2011, 31 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Abhiram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Abhiram?

■ Abhiram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**972

Working population ****30.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 309 (57%) · **■** Marginal 167 (31%)

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 Phansidewa

- Sahananda1,916 people
- Mahipal1,887 people
- Jabarali1,836 people
- Baramala1,799 people
- Purbba Bansgaonchakla1,756 people
- Chaupukuria1,724 people
- Paschim Bansgaon Kismat1,644 people
- Halal1,511 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Abhiram?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abhiram in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Abhiram?65.1% (Census 2011)