# Bhisti Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Bhisti

Bhisti is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 83 households**, the 87th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 459people (2011)
- 83households
- 40.9%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhisti

Of every 100 households in Bhisti in 2011, 71 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhisti · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**50%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****9%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhisti?

■ Bhisti · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**972

Working population ****46.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 203 (95%)

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

- Sastugachh634 people
- Rangali617 people
- Pathar Hirhira502 people
- Bandi493 people
- Banur Chhat446 people
- Baraigachh427 people
- Krishnapur Tea Garden405 people
- Thunar Chhat319 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhisti?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhisti in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhisti?40.9% (Census 2011)