# Pedong Bazar D.I.F. Village, Kalimpong - II – Population

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Pedong Bazar D.I.F.

Pedong Bazar D.I.F. is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 160 households**, the 21st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 817people (2011)
- 160households
- 92.8%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pedong Bazar D.I.F.

Of every 100 households in Pedong Bazar D.I.F. in 2011, 97 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Pedong Bazar D.I.F. · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**30%

Tap water ****99%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**82%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****87%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**28%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Pedong Bazar D.I.F.?

■ Pedong Bazar D.I.F. · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****28.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 88.1% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 210 (92%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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

- Lava Bazar D.I.F.1,836 people
- Palla Khasmahal1,750 people
- Rangpo Forest1,397 people
- Mangchu Forest1,210 people
- Paygang Khasmahal668 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people
- Lava Forest173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pedong Bazar D.I.F.?817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedong Bazar D.I.F. in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pedong Bazar D.I.F.?92.8% (Census 2011)