# Ward 17, Kalimpong (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kalimpong, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Kalimpong

Ward 17 of Kalimpong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **845 people in 177 households** at the 2011 Census — the 23rd most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 82.8%, below the town average of 90.2%.

- 845people (2011)
- 177households
- 23 of 23by population
- 82.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Kalimpong?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kalimpong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**944

Working population ****36.7%**

**33.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 211 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Farming 58 (19%) · **■** Marginal 36 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 79 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kalimpong average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**4%

Tap water ****54%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**8%

Use banking services ****59%**

**75%

Television ****67%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**62%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Kalimpong

- Ward 141,106 people
- Ward 152,486 people
- Ward 164,737 people
- Ward 181,465 people
- Ward 193,667 people
- Ward 202,736 people

[Full Kalimpong ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kalimpong/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Kalimpong?845 people in 177 households (Census 2011)