# Kanke Bong Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong -I – Population

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Kanke Bong Khasmahal

Kanke Bong Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,835 people in 347 households**, the 14th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,835people (2011)
- 347households
- 80.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanke Bong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Kanke Bong Khasmahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanke Bong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**68%

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

**27%

Tap water ****10%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**70%

Use banking services ****30%**

**41%

Television ****31%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****37%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanke Bong Khasmahal?

■ Kanke Bong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**952

Working population ****42.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 215 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (8%) · **■** Marginal 500 (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 Kalimpong -I

- Pudung Khasmahal2,382 people
- Samether Khasmahal2,173 people
- Samalbong Khasmahal2,050 people
- Paringar Khasmahal2,021 people
- Suruk Khasmahal1,764 people
- Pemling Khasmahal1,726 people
- Nobgaon Khasmahal1,681 people
- Singi Khasmahal1,565 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanke Bong Khasmahal?1,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanke Bong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanke Bong Khasmahal?80.7% (Census 2011)