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

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Census ward · Kurseong, West Bengal 

# Ward 17, Kurseong

Ward 17 of Kurseong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **3,059 people in 503 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 95.0%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 3,059people (2011)
- 503households
- 2 of 20by population
- 95.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kurseong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1349**

**869

Working population ****25.2%**

**23.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 545 (71%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 211 (27%)

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, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Kurseong average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**88%

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

**2%

Tap water ****92%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**50%

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

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**4%

Use banking services ****81%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****62%**

**58%

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 Kurseong

- Ward 142,240 people
- Ward 15927 people
- Ward 161,704 people
- Ward 182,268 people
- Ward 192,520 people
- Ward 201,999 people

[Full Kurseong ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kurseong/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 17, Kurseong?3,059 people in 503 households (Census 2011)