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

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Suruk Khasmahal

Suruk Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,764 people in 326 households**, the 15th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,764people (2011)
- 326households
- 79.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suruk Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Suruk Khasmahal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Suruk Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****30%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****67%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Suruk Khasmahal?

■ Suruk Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**952

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (9%) · **■** Marginal 232 (30%)

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

- Samether Khasmahal2,173 people
- Samalbong Khasmahal2,050 people
- Paringar Khasmahal2,021 people
- Kanke Bong Khasmahal1,835 people
- Pemling Khasmahal1,726 people
- Nobgaon Khasmahal1,681 people
- Singi Khasmahal1,565 people
- Yokprintam Khasmahal1,220 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suruk Khasmahal?1,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suruk Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Suruk Khasmahal?79.8% (Census 2011)