# Kashiram Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Kashiram

Kashiram is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,372 people in 507 households**, the 26th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,372people (2011)
- 507households
- 72.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashiram

Of every 100 households in Kashiram in 2011, 57 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kashiram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**88%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****41%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kashiram?

■ Kashiram · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**972

Working population ****32.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 66.5% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (10%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 506 (66%) · **■** Marginal 40 (5%)

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

- Nirmmal2,557 people
- Chikanmati2,480 people
- Kalaram2,463 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people
- Dhamnagachh2,356 people
- Jogibhita2,221 people
- Guabari2,203 people
- Purbba Bansgaon Kismat2,184 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashiram?2,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashiram in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashiram?72.8% (Census 2011)