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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Selpu Khasmahal

Selpu Khasmahal is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,959 people in 354 households**, the 12th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,959people (2011)
- 354households
- 91.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Selpu Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Selpu Khasmahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Selpu Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**38%

Tap water ****43%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****2%**

**57%

Television ****40%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Selpu Khasmahal?

■ Selpu Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**1016

Working population ****36.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 88.1% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 512 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (6%) · **■** Other work 92 (13%) · **■** Marginal 75 (10%)

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

- Gidda Pahar2,768 people
- Rohini Tea Garden2,752 people
- Sukna Pratham Khanda2,606 people
- Singel Tea Garden2,590 people
- Lizziepur Tea Garden1,732 people
- St.Marys1,605 people
- North Shibkhola Tea Garden1,598 people
- Lower Mamring Khasmahal1,479 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Selpu Khasmahal?1,959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selpu Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Selpu Khasmahal?91.6% (Census 2011)