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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Rahamu

Rahamu is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 150 households**, the 78th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 702people (2011)
- 150households
- 65.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rahamu

Of every 100 households in Rahamu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahamu · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****37%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rahamu?

■ Rahamu · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**972

Working population ****33.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 190 (80%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%)

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

- Haodabhita736 people
- Dhambhita728 people
- Bansh Gaon Mangachh724 people
- Rupandighi724 people
- Narayan695 people
- Sarcargachher Chhat664 people
- Kantibhita645 people
- Dhemaler Chhar644 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rahamu?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahamu in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rahamu?65.3% (Census 2011)