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 20,892 households, population of 94,347 of which 47,030 are males and 47,317 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 8,525 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 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 | 94,347 | 100% |
| Hindu | 62,111 | 65.83% |
| Buddhist | 22,420 | 23.76% |
| Christian | 7,110 | 7.54% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,750 | 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 | 3,231 | 17,661 |
| Total Population | 14,444 | 79,903 |
| Population (%) | 49.27% | 50.05% |
| Male Population | 7,116 | 39,914 |
| Female Population | 7,328 | 39,989 |
| Sex Ratio | 1030 | 1002 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.91% | 72.18% |
List of Cities in Kurseong
Check out complete list of all town cities of Kurseong in Kurseong district, West Bengal
List of Villages in Kurseong
Check out complete list of all villages of Kurseong in Kurseong district, West Bengal
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Longview Tea Garden | 5,301 | 67.36% | 1000 |
| Ambootia Tea Garden | 4,811 | 73% | 1052 |
| Simulbari Tea Garden | 4,160 | 49.01% | 1001 |
| Sittong Khasmahal | 3,098 | 72.92% | 905 |
| Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal | 3,035 | 70.25% | 1025 |
| Sittong Forest | 2,930 | 75.87% | 996 |
| Garidhora (M.Bari)Tea Garden | 2,877 | 55.44% | 1018 |
| Gidda Pahar | 2,768 | 83.35% | 999 |
| Rohini Tea Garden | 2,752 | 67.48% | 964 |
| Sukna Pratham Khanda | 2,606 | 79.55% | 1075 |
| Singel Tea Garden | 2,590 | 73.67% | 1012 |
| Selpu Khasmahal | 1,959 | 84.43% | 907 |
| Lizziepur Tea Garden | 1,732 | 71.42% | 1045 |
| St.Marys | 1,605 | 88.35% | 1050 |
| North Shibkhola Tea Garden | 1,598 | 77.6% | 1013 |
| Lower Mamring Khasmahal | 1,479 | 74.71% | 913 |
| Mahanadi Tea Garden | 1,420 | 80.07% | 1029 |
| Lonku Khasmahal | 1,414 | 71.29% | 983 |
| Makai Bari Tea Garden | 1,289 | 70.44% | 1069 |
| Dayal Thong(D.R.)Tea Garden | 1,265 | 73.12% | 986 |
| Malotar Tea Garden | 1,262 | 65.77% | 969 |
| Toryak Khasmahal | 1,250 | 75.68% | 897 |
| Sepoy Dhura Tea Garden | 1,112 | 61.87% | 1037 |
| Mangpu Cinchona Plantation | 1,109 | 92.25% | 1046 |
| Nurbang Tea Garden | 1,092 | 65.57% | 1015 |
| Mahal Diram Forest | 1,086 | 73.11% | 943 |
| Tindharia Tea Garden | 1,015 | 70.64% | 1002 |
| Sukna | 1,011 | 82.1% | 1106 |
| Rolak Khasmahal | 1,007 | 68.72% | 1116 |
| Simring Tea Garden | 1,003 | 56.73% | 929 |
| Selim Hill Tea Garden | 987 | 76.39% | 1096 |
| Maharani Tea Garden | 971 | 72.5% | 998 |
| Jungpana Tea Garden | 904 | 77.43% | 987 |
| Kharia Busty | 802 | 84.29% | 961 |
| Castleton Tea Garden | 779 | 70.99% | 1055 |
| Montiviot Tea Garden | 743 | 82.91% | 1081 |
| Latpanechar Forest | 725 | 73.24% | 1031 |
| Mahal Diram Tea Garden | 718 | 71.31% | 1081 |
| Spring Sidi Tea Garden | 700 | 77.29% | 1083 |
| Upper Mamring Khasmahal | 689 | 75.76% | 919 |
| Majua Tea Garden | 677 | 80.21% | 929 |
| Barasit Tong Khasmahal | 673 | 87.67% | 1015 |
| Sepoy Dhora(D.R.)Tea Garden | 671 | 77.05% | 928 |
| Mohanadi Forest | 667 | 76.46% | 1021 |
| Chaita Pani Tea Garden | 635 | 83.46% | 978 |
| Bamonpokhari Forest | 616 | 73.54% | 968 |
| Pairikumari | 587 | 45.14% | 970 |
| Sukna Forest | 566 | 72.97% | 1096 |
| Karbia Tea Garden | 547 | 73.86% | 1104 |
| Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden | 530 | 59.62% | 1054 |
| Mahanadi Forest | 480 | 64.58% | 1000 |
| Gayabari Tea Garden | 460 | 77.83% | 933 |
| South Shibkhola Tea Garden | 402 | 76.87% | 933 |
| Gitingy Tea Garden | 353 | 73.94% | 839 |
| Punkhabari | 342 | 59.36% | 1165 |
| Chhota Adalpur | 323 | 84.21% | 856 |
| Champasari Forest | 280 | 67.14% | 931 |
| Goethals | 274 | 84.67% | 827 |
| Baman Dhura Forest | 274 | 80.66% | 1108 |
| Chattakpur Forest | 229 | 88.65% | 924 |
| Paharu | 177 | 91.53% | 967 |
| Edenvale Tea Garden | 164 | 81.71% | 1103 |
| Sukna Forest | 151 | 80.79% | 1068 |
| Shibkhola Forest (Paglajhora) | 146 | 79.45% | 947 |
| Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda | 25 | 64% | 563 |
| Choklong Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gola Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balasan Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raki Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanyan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lama Gumba Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bara Shibkhola Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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