# Kumai Khasmahal Village, Gorubathan, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Kumai Khasmahal

Kumai Khasmahal is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 346 households**, the 14th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 346households
- 55.5%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kumai Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Kumai Khasmahal in 2011, 53 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kumai Khasmahal · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**49%

Tap water ****8%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****31%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kumai Khasmahal?

■ Kumai Khasmahal · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**920

Working population ****23.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 49.2% for women. 30% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 257 (68%) · **■** Marginal 110 (29%)

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 Gorubathan

- Lower Fagu Tea Garden2,070 people
- Nim Khasmahal1,764 people
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden1,627 people
- Samabiyong Tea Garden1,608 people
- Kumai Forest1,393 people
- Mal Khasmahal1,322 people
- Ambeok Tea Garden1,297 people
- Sakam Forest1,158 people

[All 38 villages in Gorubathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/gorubathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kumai Khasmahal?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumai Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kumai Khasmahal?55.5% (Census 2011)