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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Budharugaon

Budharugaon is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,841 people in 1,312 households**, the 5th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 6,841people (2011)
- 1,312households
- 62.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Budharugaon

Of every 100 households in Budharugaon in 2011, 45 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Budharugaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**72%

Tap water ****19%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**88%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Budharugaon?

■ Budharugaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**972

Working population ****29.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 193 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,145 (56%) · **■** Marginal 266 (13%)

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

- Paschim Madati13,523 people
- Lahugaon12,710 people
- Madhya Bansgaon9,132 people
- Bara Paikpara Arazi6,899 people
- Mandila Jhar6,642 people
- Purbba Madati6,424 people
- Banshgaon5,958 people
- Liusipukuri5,185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Budharugaon?6,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budharugaon in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Budharugaon?62.9% (Census 2011)