# Pairikumari Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Pairikumari

Pairikumari is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 129 households**, the 47th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 587people (2011)
- 129households
- 54.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pairikumari

Of every 100 households in Pairikumari in 2011, 50 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pairikumari · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**38%

Tap water ****4%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****18%**

**57%

Television ****30%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pairikumari?

■ Pairikumari · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**1016

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 175 (73%) · **■** Marginal 52 (22%)

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

- Sepoy Dhora Tea Garden671 people
- Mohanadi Forest667 people
- Chaita Pani Tea Garden635 people
- Bamonpokhari Forest616 people
- Sukna Forest566 people
- Karbia Tea Garden547 people
- Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden530 people
- Mahanadi Forest480 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pairikumari?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pairikumari in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pairikumari?54.0% (Census 2011)