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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Dandrajhar

Dandrajhar is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 217 households**, the 59th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 217households
- 56.4%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dandrajhar

Of every 100 households in Dandrajhar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dandrajhar · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dandrajhar?

■ Dandrajhar · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**972

Working population ****37.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (34%) · **■** Marginal 89 (23%)

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

- Dwarabaksa1,161 people
- Madhabbhita1,090 people
- Thuna1,070 people
- Singijhor1,066 people
- Haribhita1,042 people
- Bhushibhita1,011 people
- Bandia Chhat961 people
- Fakirdwip948 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dandrajhar?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandrajhar in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dandrajhar?56.4% (Census 2011)