# Castleton Tea Garden Village, Kurseong – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Castleton Tea Garden

Castleton Tea Garden is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **779 people in 189 households**, the 35th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 779people (2011)
- 189households
- 77.3%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Castleton Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in Castleton Tea Garden in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Castleton Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**38%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**75%

Use banking services ****82%**

**57%

Television ****78%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****39%**

**78%

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 Castleton Tea Garden?

■ Castleton Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**1016

Working population ****43.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 322 (96%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Kurseong

- Selim Hill Tea Garden987 people
- Maharani Tea Garden971 people
- Jungpana Tea Garden904 people
- Kharia Busty802 people
- Montiviot Tea Garden743 people
- Latpanechar Forest725 people
- Mahal Diram Tea Garden718 people
- Spring Sidi Tea Garden700 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Castleton Tea Garden?779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Castleton Tea Garden in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Castleton Tea Garden?77.3% (Census 2011)