# Kankibong Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Kankibong

Kankibong is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,765 people in 775 households**, the 8th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 3,765people (2011)
- 775households
- 75.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankibong

Of every 100 households in Kankibong in 2011, 76 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankibong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**34%

Tap water ****33%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kankibong?

■ Kankibong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**80.6%

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

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**940

Working population ****44.5%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 66.8% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 337 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (8%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,109 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Darjeeling Pulbazar

- Bijanbari5,338 people
- Tukvar Tea Garden4,791 people
- Kaijalia4,150 people
- Pandam Tea Garden3,959 people
- Soom Tea Garden3,578 people
- Relling3,568 people
- Hatta3,436 people
- Singla Tea Garden3,400 people

[All 43 villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/darjeeling-pulbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankibong?3,765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankibong in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankibong?75.4% (Census 2011)