# Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Town Population & Wards > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ Town · Darjiling, West Bengal # Kurseong Kurseong is a town in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **42,446 people** in 6,616 households. Literacy was 93.7%. - 42,446people (2011) - 6,616households - 93.7%literacy - 20census wards ## Population of Kurseong ■ Kurseong · ■ Darjiling urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%** **87.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **930 Working population ****23.2%** **35.0% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kurseong Of every 100 households in Kurseong in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kurseong · ■ Darjiling urban average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****88%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **8% Tap water ****79%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **69% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **24% Use banking services ****84%** **70% Television ****86%** **77% Mobile phone ****89%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **6% Two-wheeler ****2%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****58%** **71% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Kurseong in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Kurseong as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > KURSEONG, or Karsiang, a sanatorium of northern India, in the Darjeeling district of Bengal, 20 m. S. of Darjeeling and 4860 ft. above sea-level; pop. (1901), 4469. It has a station on the mountain railway, and is a centre of the tea trade. It also contains boys’ and girls’ schools for Europeans and Eurasians. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## What people in Kurseong work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 8,470 (86%) · **■** Household industry 171 (2%) · **■** Farming 57 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,165 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kurseong - Hospitals1 in Kurseong - Banks6 in Kurseong - ATMs2 in Kurseong - Hotels15 in Kurseong - Schools2 in Kurseong - Colleges and universities4 in Kurseong - Restaurants12 in Kurseong - Dental clinics3 in Kurseong Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Kurseong ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-1/) 1,344 280 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-2/) 1,935 378 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-3/) 2,466 271 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-4/) 4,233 422 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-5/) 2,000 387 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-6/) 1,619 250 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-7/) 2,310 512 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-8/) 2,162 373 [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-9/) 2,906 443 [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-10/) 2,126 392 [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-11/) 1,115 234 [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-12/) 1,663 172 [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-13/) 1,850 381 [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-14/) 2,240 353 [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-15/) 927 160 [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-16/) 1,704 229 [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-17/) 3,059 503 [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-18/) 2,268 319 [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-19/) 2,520 220 [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/ward-20/) 1,999 337 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 of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kurseong?42,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurseong in?Darjiling district, West Bengal - How many wards does Kurseong have?20 census wards (2011)