# Samether Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong -I – Population

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Samether Khasmahal

Samether Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 468 households**, the 11th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 468households
- 72.7%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samether Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Samether Khasmahal in 2011, 49 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samether Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**27%

Tap water ****15%**

**30%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****50%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Samether Khasmahal?

■ Samether Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**952

Working population ****35.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 566 (74%)

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

- Yang Makum Khasmahal3,350 people
- Tista Bazar D.I.F.2,953 people
- Nimbong Khasmahal2,659 people
- Pudung Khasmahal2,382 people
- Samalbong Khasmahal2,050 people
- Paringar Khasmahal2,021 people
- Kanke Bong Khasmahal1,835 people
- Suruk Khasmahal1,764 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samether Khasmahal?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samether Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samether Khasmahal?72.7% (Census 2011)