Darjiling District Population, West Bengal - Census India 2011

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 391,234 households, population of 1,846,823 of which 937,259 are males and 909,564 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 193,169 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,846,823100%
Hindu1,366,68174%
Buddhist209,24011.33%
Christian141,8487.68%
Muslim105,0865.69%
Other religions and persuasions15,5230.84%
Religion not stated4,5730.25%
Sikh2,0320.11%
Jain1,8400.1%

Darjiling Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1532,996
Number of households154,540236,694
Total Population727,9631,118,860
Population (%)50.87%49.33%
Male Population370,294566,965
Female Population357,669551,895
Sex Ratio966973
Literacy (%)79.5%65.85%

List of Taluks in Darjiling

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Darjiling district, West Bengal
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Phansidewa204,522266769972
Matigara 197,2781741132953
Naxalbari165,523259638946
Darjeeling Pulbazar126,935516246989
Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri113,5161398181019
Kharibari109,251123892962
Kurseong94,3473033111006
Kalimpong -I74,746347215980
Rangli Rangliot70,1251375111002
Kalimpong - II66,830333201935
Gorubathan60,663408149953
Mirik46,37492502982

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Darjiling Population Facts

Number of Households391,234
Population1,846,823
Male Population937,259 (50.75%)
Female Population909,564 (49.25%)
Children Population193,169
Area3,149 km2
Population density/km2586
Sex-ratio970
Literacy71.24%
Male Literacy76.57%
Female Literacy65.74%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %21.52%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %17.18%

Map of Darjiling , West Bengal