Kurseong is a Taluk located in Darjiling district of West Bengal. It is one of 13 Taluks of Darjiling district. There are 72 villages and 1 towns in Kurseong Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Kurseong Taluk has 20892 households, population of 94347 of which 47030 are males and 47317 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 8525 which is 9.04% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kurseong Taluk is around
1006 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Kurseong Taluk is 73.82% out of which 80.58% males are literate and 67.1% females are literate. The total area of Kurseong is 303.04 sq.km with population density of 311 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 84.69% of population lives in Urban area and 15.31% lives in Rural area. There are 8.77% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 30.98% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kurseong Taluk.
Kurseong Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 94347 | 100% |
| Hindu | 62111 | 65.83% |
| Buddhist | 22420 | 23.76% |
| Christian | 7110 | 7.54% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1750 | 1.85% |
| Muslim | 610 | 0.65% |
| Religion not stated | 239 | 0.25% |
| Jain | 69 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 38 | 0.04% |
Kurseong Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 3231 | 17661 |
| Total Population | 14444 | 79903 |
| Population (%) | 49.27% | 50.05% |
| Male Population | 7116 | 39914 |
| Female Population | 7328 | 39989 |
| Sex Ratio | 1030 | 1002 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.91% | 72.18% |
List of Cities in Kurseong
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List of Villages in Kurseong
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