# Samuktola, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 

# Samuktola

Samuktola is a town in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,132 people** in 1,861 households. Literacy was 82.3%.

- 8,132people (2011)
- 1,861households
- 82.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Population of Samuktola

■ Samuktola · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**949

Working population ****40.2%**

**36.8%

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 Samuktola

Of every 100 households in Samuktola in 2011, 61 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samuktola · ■ Jalpaiguri urban average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

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

**16%

Tap water ****13%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**48%

Use banking services ****27%**

**55%

Television ****40%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**83%

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 Samuktola work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,539 (47%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Farming 599 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,078 (33%)

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 Samuktola?8,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samuktola in?Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal