# Mangalsing Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Mangalsing

Mangalsing is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,327 people in 527 households**, the 11th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,327people (2011)
- 527households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangalsing

Of every 100 households in Mangalsing in 2011, 74 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mangalsing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**48%

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

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**83%

Use banking services ****36%**

**34%

Television ****44%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****60%**

**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 Mangalsing?

■ Mangalsing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**966

Working population ****42.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 62.6% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (6%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 489 (50%) · **■** Marginal 321 (33%)

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 Naxalbari

- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Nipania2,908 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people
- Rajajhar2,590 people
- Bhujia Banir Chhat2,248 people
- Trihana Tea Garden2,016 people
- Chhota Maniram1,999 people
- Belgachi1,947 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mangalsing?2,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangalsing in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangalsing?72.5% (Census 2011)