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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Fakirdwip

Fakirdwip is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 182 households**, the 63rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 948people (2011)
- 182households
- 44.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fakirdwip

Of every 100 households in Fakirdwip in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Fakirdwip · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**72%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**53%

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

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Fakirdwip?

■ Fakirdwip · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**972

Working population ****47.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 35.4% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 207 (46%) · **■** Marginal 196 (43%)

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

- Dandrajhar1,050 people
- Haribhita1,042 people
- Bhushibhita1,011 people
- Bandia Chhat961 people
- Sannyasi Thaner Chhat930 people
- Tentulguri916 people
- Bhubangurir Chhat870 people
- Churaman842 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fakirdwip?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakirdwip in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fakirdwip?44.1% (Census 2011)