# North Shibkhola Tea Garden, Kurseong, Darjiling – Population

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# North Shibkhola Tea Garden

North Shibkhola Tea Garden is a village in [Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,598 people in 361 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,598people (2011)
- 361households
- 85.2%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in North Shibkhola Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in North Shibkhola Tea Garden in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ North Shibkhola Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**38%

Tap water ****34%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**75%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****74%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 North Shibkhola Tea Garden?

■ North Shibkhola Tea Garden · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**1016

Working population ****17.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 78.8% for women. 30% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (54%) · **■** Marginal 32 (12%)

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

- Singel Tea Garden2,590 people
- Selpu Khasmahal1,959 people
- Lizziepur Tea Garden1,732 people
- St.Marys1,605 people
- Lower Mamring Khasmahal1,479 people
- Mahanadi Tea Garden1,420 people
- Lonku Khasmahal1,414 people
- Makai Bari Tea Garden1,289 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of North Shibkhola Tea Garden?1,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is North Shibkhola Tea Garden in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of North Shibkhola Tea Garden?85.2% (Census 2011)