# Samalbong Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong -I – Population

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Samalbong Khasmahal

Samalbong Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 393 households**, the 12th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 2,050people (2011)
- 393households
- 85.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samalbong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Samalbong Khasmahal in 2011, 53 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samalbong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**27%

Tap water ****7%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**28%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Samalbong Khasmahal?

■ Samalbong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**952

Working population ****43.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 150 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (27%) · **■** Other work 98 (11%) · **■** Marginal 405 (46%)

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

- Tista Bazar D.I.F.2,953 people
- Nimbong Khasmahal2,659 people
- Pudung Khasmahal2,382 people
- Samether Khasmahal2,173 people
- Paringar Khasmahal2,021 people
- Kanke Bong Khasmahal1,835 people
- Suruk Khasmahal1,764 people
- Pemling Khasmahal1,726 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samalbong Khasmahal?2,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samalbong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samalbong Khasmahal?85.5% (Census 2011)