# Rupsing Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Rupsing

Rupsing is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,499 people in 779 households**, the 5th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,499people (2011)
- 779households
- 80.3%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rupsing

Of every 100 households in Rupsing in 2011, 73 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rupsing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**52%

Tap water ****5%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**83%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****62%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Rupsing?

■ Rupsing · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**966

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 73.6% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 968 (81%) · **■** Marginal 141 (12%)

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

- Kamala4,908 people
- Ranidanga4,655 people
- Rangapani3,619 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Dayaram3,182 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Nipania2,908 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rupsing?3,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupsing in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rupsing?80.3% (Census 2011)