# Pudung Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong -I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Pudung Khasmahal

Pudung Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,382 people in 532 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 2,382people (2011)
- 532households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pudung Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Pudung Khasmahal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pudung Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**74%

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

**68%

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

**27%

Tap water ****15%**

**30%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**70%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Pudung Khasmahal?

■ Pudung Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**952

Working population ****33.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (6%) · **■** Other work 313 (39%) · **■** Marginal 427 (53%)

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

- Homes St.And Graihms3,899 people
- Yang Makum Khasmahal3,350 people
- Tista Bazar D.I.F.2,953 people
- Nimbong Khasmahal2,659 people
- Samether Khasmahal2,173 people
- Samalbong Khasmahal2,050 people
- Paringar Khasmahal2,021 people
- Kanke Bong Khasmahal1,835 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pudung Khasmahal?2,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pudung Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pudung Khasmahal?77.6% (Census 2011)