# St.Marys Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# St.Marys

St.Marys is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 338 households**, the 14th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,605people (2011)
- 338households
- 93.8%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in St.Marys

Of every 100 households in St.Marys in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ St.Marys · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**75%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****91%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 St.Marys?

■ St.Marys · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**1016

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 90.5% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 393 (74%) · **■** Marginal 124 (23%)

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

- Sukna Pratham Khanda2,606 people
- Singel Tea Garden2,590 people
- Selpu Khasmahal1,959 people
- Lizziepur Tea Garden1,732 people
- North Shibkhola Tea Garden1,598 people
- Lower Mamring Khasmahal1,479 people
- Mahanadi Tea Garden1,420 people
- Lonku Khasmahal1,414 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of St.Marys?1,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is St.Marys in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of St.Marys?93.8% (Census 2011)