# Bong Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong -I, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Bong Khasmahal

Bong Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,220 people in 818 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 4,220people (2011)
- 818households
- 86.0%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Bong Khasmahal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**27%

Tap water ****13%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**70%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****62%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Bong Khasmahal?

■ Bong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**952

Working population ****41.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 82.3% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (7%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 692 (39%) · **■** Marginal 758 (43%)

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 Kalimpong -I

- Kalimpong Khasmahal8,881 people
- Bhalukhop Khasmahal5,254 people
- Sindibong Khasmahal4,606 people
- Icha Khasmahal4,176 people
- Homes St.And Graihms3,899 people
- Yang Makum Khasmahal3,350 people
- Tista Bazar D.I.F.2,953 people

[All 50 villages in Kalimpong -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bong Khasmahal?4,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bong Khasmahal?86.0% (Census 2011)