# Dhambhita Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Dhambhita

Dhambhita is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 160 households**, the 75th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 728people (2011)
- 160households
- 66.0%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhambhita

Of every 100 households in Dhambhita in 2011, 47 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Dhambhita · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhambhita?

■ Dhambhita · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**972

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 215 (74%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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

- Nembutari776 people
- Chhota Paikpara Arazi763 people
- Laldas738 people
- Haodabhita736 people
- Bansh Gaon Mangachh724 people
- Rupandighi724 people
- Rahamu702 people
- Narayan695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhambhita?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhambhita in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhambhita?66.0% (Census 2011)