# Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Darjiling, West Bengal 

# Kurseong

Kurseong is a sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **94,347 people**, 1 town and 72 villages (65 inhabited). The largest village is Longview Tea Garden (5,301 people).

- 94,347people (2011)
- 72villages
- 1towns
- 81.2%literacy

## Population of Kurseong compared with Darjiling

■ Kurseong · ■ Darjiling district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**953

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurseong

Of every 100 households in Kurseong in 2011, 88 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurseong · ■ Darjiling district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**30%

Tap water ****44%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**38%

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

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**59%

Use banking services ****59%**

**55%

Television ****64%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****79%**

**80%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Kurseong

- Cart Road14,444 people

## Largest villages in Kurseong

- Longview Tea Garden · 5,301 people
- Ambootia Tea Garden · 4,811 people
- Simulbari Tea Garden · 4,160 people
- Sittong Khasmahal · 3,098 people
- Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal · 3,035 people
- Sittong Forest · 2,930 people
- Garidhora Tea Garden · 2,877 people
- Gidda Pahar · 2,768 people
- Rohini Tea Garden · 2,752 people
- Sukna Pratham Khanda · 2,606 people
- Singel Tea Garden · 2,590 people
- Selpu Khasmahal · 1,959 people
- Lizziepur Tea Garden · 1,732 people
- St.Marys · 1,605 people
- North Shibkhola Tea Garden · 1,598 people
- Lower Mamring Khasmahal · 1,479 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kurseong?72 (65 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurseong in?Darjiling district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kurseong?94,347 (Census 2011)