# Soolbongs Tea Garden Village, Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri

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Village · Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling 

# Soolbongs Tea Garden

Soolbongs Tea Garden is a village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,196 people in 509 households**, the 20th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 2,196people (2011)
- 509households
- 85.2%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soolbongs Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in Soolbongs Tea Garden in 2011, 84 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soolbongs Tea Garden · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**75%

Use banking services ****70%**

**57%

Television ****61%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 Soolbongs Tea Garden?

■ Soolbongs Tea Garden · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**947

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 35% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 585 (85%) · **■** Marginal 78 (11%)

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 Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri

- Molatey Tea Garden2,285 people
- Tarzun Tea Garden2,232 people
- Sagmaru Tea Garden2,229 people
- Seyok Tea Garden2,207 people
- Pubong Tea Garden2,170 people
- Gopal Dhara Tea Garden2,084 people
- Samrik Tea Garden1,876 people
- Mim Tea Garden1,842 people

[All 43 villages in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jorebunglow-sukiapokhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soolbongs Tea Garden?2,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soolbongs Tea Garden in?Darjiling district (Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soolbongs Tea Garden?85.2% (Census 2011)