# Ward 8, Kalimpong (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kalimpong, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Kalimpong

Ward 8 of Kalimpong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **2,310 people in 493 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the town average of 90.2%.

- 2,310people (2011)
- 493households
- 10 of 23by population
- 89.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Kalimpong?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalimpong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**90.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**944

Working population ****38.6%**

**33.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 723 (81%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 153 (17%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kalimpong average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****89%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**8%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****84%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 53,165 people
- Ward 61,204 people
- Ward 73,772 people
- Ward 91,547 people
- Ward 101,218 people
- Ward 113,142 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 8, Kalimpong?2,310 people in 493 households (Census 2011)