# Thakurganja Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Thakurganja

Thakurganja is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,571 people in 499 households**, the 21st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,571people (2011)
- 499households
- 72.5%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thakurganja

Of every 100 households in Thakurganja in 2011, 31 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thakurganja · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**50%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**20%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Thakurganja?

■ Thakurganja · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**972

Working population ****43.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 635 (57%) · **■** Marginal 450 (41%)

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

- Bhalamanashi2,951 people
- Mahammadbaksa2,913 people
- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people
- Bara Pathuram2,728 people
- Nirmmal2,557 people
- Chikanmati2,480 people
- Kalaram2,463 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thakurganja?2,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakurganja in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thakurganja?72.5% (Census 2011)