Darjiling is one of district of West Bengal in India. There are 13 Taluks, 688 villages and 29 towns in Darjiling district.
As per the Census India 2011, Darjiling district has 3,91,234 households, population of 18,46,823 of which 9,37,259 are males and 9,09,564 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1,93,169 which is 10.46% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Darjiling district is around
970 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Darjiling district is 71.24% out of which 76.57% males are literate and 65.74% females are literate. The total area of Darjiling is 3,149 sq.km with population density of 586 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 60.58% of population lives in Urban area and 39.42% lives in Rural area. There are 17.18% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21.52% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Darjiling district.
Darjiling Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 18,46,823 | 100% |
| Hindu | 13,66,681 | 74% |
| Buddhist | 2,09,240 | 11.33% |
| Christian | 1,41,848 | 7.68% |
| Muslim | 1,05,086 | 5.69% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 15,523 | 0.84% |
| Religion not stated | 4,573 | 0.25% |
| Sikh | 2,032 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 1,840 | 0.1% |
Darjiling Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 153.49 | 2,995.51 |
| Number of households | 1,54,540 | 2,36,694 |
| Total Population | 7,27,963 | 11,18,860 |
| Population (%) | 50.87% | 49.33% |
| Male Population | 3,70,294 | 5,66,965 |
| Female Population | 3,57,669 | 5,51,895 |
| Sex Ratio | 966 | 973 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.5% | 65.85% |
List of Taluks in Darjiling
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Darjiling district, West Bengal
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Phansidewa | 2,04,522 | 265.81 | 769 | 972 |
| Matigara | 1,97,278 | 174.23 | 1132 | 953 |
| Naxalbari | 1,65,523 | 259.35 | 638 | 946 |
| Darjeeling Pulbazar | 1,26,935 | 516.49 | 246 | 989 |
| Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri | 1,13,516 | 138.84 | 818 | 1019 |
| Kharibari | 1,09,251 | 122.53 | 892 | 962 |
| Kurseong | 94,347 | 303.04 | 311 | 1006 |
| Kalimpong -I | 74,746 | 347.32 | 215 | 980 |
| Rangli Rangliot | 70,125 | 137.25 | 511 | 1002 |
| Kalimpong - II | 66,830 | 333.24 | 201 | 935 |
| Gorubathan | 60,663 | 407.56 | 149 | 953 |
| Mirik | 46,374 | 92.31 | 502 | 982 |
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