# Samalbong Village, Darjeeling Pulbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Darjeeling Pulbazar, Darjiling 

# Samalbong

Samalbong is a village in Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,077 people in 454 households**, the 22nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 2,077people (2011)
- 454households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samalbong

Of every 100 households in Samalbong in 2011, 76 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samalbong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**34%

Tap water ****44%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**75%

Use banking services ****56%**

**47%

Television ****50%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Samalbong?

■ Samalbong · ■ Darjeeling Pulbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**940

Working population ****39.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 71.7% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 243 (30%) · **■** Marginal 366 (45%)

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

- Lebong Tea Garden2,276 people
- Darjiling2,270 people
- Singbhumdera2,192 people
- Murmidong2,181 people
- Dangia1,768 people
- Banockburn Tea Garden1,725 people
- Rishihat Tea Garden1,651 people
- Singalila Forest1,632 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samalbong?2,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samalbong in?Darjiling district (Darjeeling Pulbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samalbong?81.6% (Census 2011)