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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Narayan

Narayan is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 133 households**, the 79th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 695people (2011)
- 133households
- 67.2%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Narayan

Of every 100 households in Narayan in 2011, 30 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Narayan · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****37%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Narayan?

■ Narayan · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**972

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 124 (55%) · **■** Marginal 58 (26%)

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

- Dhambhita728 people
- Bansh Gaon Mangachh724 people
- Rupandighi724 people
- Rahamu702 people
- Sarcargachher Chhat664 people
- Kantibhita645 people
- Dhemaler Chhar644 people
- Sastugachh634 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Narayan?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narayan in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Narayan?67.2% (Census 2011)