# Ward 5, Kurseong (Darjiling, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Kurseong, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Kurseong

Ward 5 of Kurseong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **2,000 people in 387 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 94.9%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 2,000people (2011)
- 387households
- 11 of 20by population
- 94.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Kurseong?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kurseong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**869

Working population ****32.7%**

**23.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 621 (95%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Kurseong average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**88%

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

**2%

Tap water ****99%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**86%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**4%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 21,935 people
- Ward 32,466 people
- Ward 44,233 people
- Ward 61,619 people
- Ward 72,310 people
- Ward 82,162 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 5, Kurseong?2,000 people in 387 households (Census 2011)