# Palla Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong - II – Population

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Palla Khasmahal

Palla Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,750 people in 342 households**, the 18th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 1,750people (2011)
- 342households
- 83.1%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palla Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Palla Khasmahal in 2011, 64 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palla Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**30%

Tap water ****50%**

**39%

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

**5%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Palla Khasmahal?

■ Palla Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1288**

**934

Working population ****55.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 76.7% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 368 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 522 (54%)

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

- Lingsaykha Khasmahal2,278 people
- Lolay Khasmahal2,209 people
- Algarah Bazer D.I.F.1,957 people
- Lava Bazar D.I.F.1,836 people
- Rangpo Forest1,397 people
- Mangchu Forest1,210 people
- Pedong Bazar D.I.F.817 people
- Paygang Khasmahal668 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palla Khasmahal?1,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palla Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palla Khasmahal?83.1% (Census 2011)