# Kantibhita Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Kantibhita

Kantibhita is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 141 households**, the 81st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 645people (2011)
- 141households
- 79.6%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantibhita

Of every 100 households in Kantibhita in 2011, 65 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kantibhita · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**88%

Use banking services ****35%**

**32%

Television ****49%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kantibhita?

■ Kantibhita · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**972

Working population ****34.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.0% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (41%) · **■** Marginal 46 (21%)

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

- Rupandighi724 people
- Rahamu702 people
- Narayan695 people
- Sarcargachher Chhat664 people
- Dhemaler Chhar644 people
- Sastugachh634 people
- Rangali617 people
- Pathar Hirhira502 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantibhita?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantibhita in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantibhita?79.6% (Census 2011)