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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Sittong Khasmahal

Sittong Khasmahal is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,098 people in 605 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 3,098people (2011)
- 605households
- 81.2%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sittong Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Sittong Khasmahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sittong Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**38%

Tap water ****45%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**75%

Use banking services ****29%**

**57%

Television ****49%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**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 Sittong Khasmahal?

■ Sittong Khasmahal · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**1016

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 748 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (11%) · **■** Marginal 220 (20%)

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

- Longview Tea Garden5,301 people
- Ambootia Tea Garden4,811 people
- Simulbari Tea Garden4,160 people
- Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal3,035 people
- Sittong Forest2,930 people
- Garidhora Tea Garden2,877 people
- Gidda Pahar2,768 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sittong Khasmahal?3,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sittong Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sittong Khasmahal?81.2% (Census 2011)