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

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Census ward · Kurseong, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Kurseong

Ward 8 of Kurseong, Darjiling district, West Bengal, had **2,162 people in 373 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the town average of 93.7%.

- 2,162people (2011)
- 373households
- 9 of 20by population
- 95.3%literacy

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

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kurseong average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**93.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1283**

**869

Working population ****28.6%**

**23.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 479 (77%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 121 (20%)

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, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Kurseong average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****95%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**86%

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

**4%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**4%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 52,000 people
- Ward 61,619 people
- Ward 72,310 people
- Ward 92,906 people
- Ward 102,126 people
- Ward 111,115 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 8, Kurseong?2,162 people in 373 households (Census 2011)