# Paiyong Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong - II – Population

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Paiyong Khasmahal

Paiyong Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,423 people in 1,185 households**, the 2nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 6,423people (2011)
- 1,185households
- 86.7%literacy
- 791females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paiyong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Paiyong Khasmahal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paiyong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**30%

Tap water ****16%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**82%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****60%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Paiyong Khasmahal?

■ Paiyong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**934

Working population ****42.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 533 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (9%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,073 (40%) · **■** Marginal 808 (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 - II

- Mansong Cinchona Plantation8,812 people
- Sakiyong Khasmahal5,753 people
- Pedong Khasmahal4,274 people
- Git Dubling Khasmahal3,598 people
- Sangser Khasmahal3,516 people

[All 39 villages in Kalimpong - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paiyong Khasmahal?6,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiyong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paiyong Khasmahal?86.7% (Census 2011)