# Ward 23, Kalimpong (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kalimpong, West Bengal 

# Ward 23, Kalimpong

Ward 23 of Kalimpong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **1,856 people in 410 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 1,856people (2011)
- 410households
- 12 of 23by population
- 92.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 23, Kalimpong?

■ Ward 23 · ■ Kalimpong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**944

Working population ****26.5%**

**33.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 458 (93%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

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 23

Of every 100 households in Ward 23 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 23 · ■ Kalimpong average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****45%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**8%

Use banking services ****79%**

**75%

Television ****85%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 202,736 people
- Ward 212,551 people
- Ward 221,321 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 23, Kalimpong?1,856 people in 410 households (Census 2011)