# Kolbong Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Kolbong

Kolbong is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 178 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 885people (2011)
- 178households
- 78.0%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kolbong

Of every 100 households in Kolbong in 2011, 88 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolbong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****69%**

**47%

Television ****46%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Kolbong?

■ Kolbong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**940

Working population ****62.3%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 66.9% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 451 (82%)

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

- Arya Tea Garden1,236 people
- Majua1,164 people
- Alubari Basty1,063 people
- Karmi1,012 people
- Rishihat Khasmahal824 people
- Barbatia Khasmahal769 people
- Lodhama703 people
- Patliabas Forest158 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kolbong?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolbong in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kolbong?78.0% (Census 2011)