# Paygang Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong - II – Population

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Paygang Khasmahal

Paygang Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 118 households**, the 22nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 668people (2011)
- 118households
- 66.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paygang Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Paygang Khasmahal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paygang Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**30%

Tap water ****89%**

**39%

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

**5%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****91%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Paygang Khasmahal?

■ Paygang Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**934

Working population ****50.4%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 58.9% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (21%) · **■** Marginal 264 (78%)

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

- Palla Khasmahal1,750 people
- Rangpo Forest1,397 people
- Mangchu Forest1,210 people
- Pedong Bazar D.I.F.817 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people
- Lava Forest173 people
- Icha Forest165 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paygang Khasmahal?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paygang Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paygang Khasmahal?66.3% (Census 2011)