# Churaman Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Churaman

Churaman is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 170 households**, the 67th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 842people (2011)
- 170households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Churaman

Of every 100 households in Churaman in 2011, 2 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Churaman · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****1%**

**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 Churaman?

■ Churaman · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**972

Working population ****45.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (58%) · **■** Marginal 144 (38%)

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

- Fakirdwip948 people
- Sannyasi Thaner Chhat930 people
- Tentulguri916 people
- Bhubangurir Chhat870 people
- Sarcargachh808 people
- Foudigachh787 people
- Dalur Chhat786 people
- Nembutari776 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Churaman?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churaman in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Churaman?69.1% (Census 2011)