# Molani Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Molani

Molani is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,020 people in 632 households**, the 16th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 3,020people (2011)
- 632households
- 67.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Molani

Of every 100 households in Molani in 2011, 59 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Molani · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****55%**

**32%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Molani?

■ Molani · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**972

Working population ****37.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 59.2% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,057 (93%) · **■** Marginal 49 (4%)

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

- Bandar Gachh3,891 people
- Bansgaonchakla3,876 people
- Purba Bansgaon3,859 people
- Dhakpara3,322 people
- Bhalamanashi2,951 people
- Mahammadbaksa2,913 people
- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people
- Bara Pathuram2,728 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Molani?3,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molani in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Molani?67.6% (Census 2011)