# Mirik Khasmahal Village, Mirik, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Mirik, Darjiling 

# Mirik Khasmahal

Mirik Khasmahal is a village in Mirik sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,329 people in 954 households**, the 4th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 4,329people (2011)
- 954households
- 87.5%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirik Khasmahal

Of every 100 households in Mirik Khasmahal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mirik Khasmahal · ■ Mirik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**60%

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

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**85%

Television ****53%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**85%

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 Mirik Khasmahal?

■ Mirik Khasmahal · ■ Mirik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**908

Working population ****42.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 83.1% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 424 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (15%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (15%) · **■** Marginal 833 (46%)

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 Mirik

- Panighata5,235 people
- Bukim Tea Garden4,711 people
- New Fallodi Tea Garden4,557 people
- Saurinibasti3,901 people
- Okaity Tea Garden3,509 people
- Singbulli Tea Garden3,306 people
- Marma Tea Garden3,077 people

[All 21 villages in Mirik](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/mirik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirik Khasmahal?4,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirik Khasmahal in?Darjiling district (Mirik sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirik Khasmahal?87.5% (Census 2011)