# Murmidong Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Murmidong

Murmidong is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,181 people in 442 households**, the 21st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 2,181people (2011)
- 442households
- 67.7%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murmidong

Of every 100 households in Murmidong in 2011, 66 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murmidong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**34%

Tap water ****3%**

**31%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****29%**

**47%

Television ****16%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Murmidong?

■ Murmidong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**940

Working population ****52.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 380 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 736 (64%)

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

- Pattabong Tea Garden2,347 people
- Lebong Tea Garden2,276 people
- Darjiling2,270 people
- Singbhumdera2,192 people
- Samalbong2,077 people
- Dangia1,768 people
- Banockburn Tea Garden1,725 people
- Rishihat Tea Garden1,651 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murmidong?2,181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murmidong in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murmidong?67.7% (Census 2011)