# Lonku Khasmahal Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Lonku Khasmahal

Lonku Khasmahal is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,414 people in 303 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,414people (2011)
- 303households
- 81.0%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lonku Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Lonku Khasmahal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lonku Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**38%

Tap water ****90%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**75%

Use banking services ****28%**

**57%

Television ****37%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lonku Khasmahal?

■ Lonku Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**1016

Working population ****46.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 77.3% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 283 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (29%) · **■** Marginal 156 (24%)

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

- St.Marys1,605 people
- North Shibkhola Tea Garden1,598 people
- Lower Mamring Khasmahal1,479 people
- Mahanadi Tea Garden1,420 people
- Makai Bari Tea Garden1,289 people
- Dayal Thong Tea Garden1,265 people
- Malotar Tea Garden1,262 people
- Toryak Khasmahal1,250 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lonku Khasmahal?1,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lonku Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lonku Khasmahal?81.0% (Census 2011)