# Pedong Khasmahal Village, Kalimpong - II – Population

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Pedong Khasmahal

Pedong Khasmahal is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,274 people in 894 households**, the 4th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 4,274people (2011)
- 894households
- 81.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pedong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Pedong Khasmahal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pedong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**30%

Tap water ****66%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****67%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Khasmahal?

■ Pedong Khasmahal · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**934

Working population ****32.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 77.6% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (17%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 652 (47%) · **■** Marginal 288 (21%)

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
- Paiyong Khasmahal6,423 people
- Sakiyong Khasmahal5,753 people
- Git Dubling Khasmahal3,598 people
- Sangser Khasmahal3,516 people
- Santuk Khasmahal3,042 people
- Ladam Khasmahal3,016 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 Khasmahal?4,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pedong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pedong Khasmahal?81.7% (Census 2011)