# Dumriguri, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Darjiling, West Bengal 

# Dumriguri

Dumriguri is a town in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **13,416 people** in 3,000 households. Literacy was 86.3%.

- 13,416people (2011)
- 3,000households
- 86.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dumriguri

■ Dumriguri · ■ Darjiling urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**87.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**930

Working population ****33.9%**

**35.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dumriguri

Of every 100 households in Dumriguri in 2011, 88 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dumriguri · ■ Darjiling urban average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**8%

Tap water ****14%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**24%

Use banking services ****66%**

**70%

Television ****79%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****78%**

**71%

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 people in Dumriguri work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,446 (76%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Farming 31 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,013 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dumriguri?13,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumriguri in?Darjiling district, West Bengal