Population18,46,823Darjiling
Males9,37,259
Females9,09,564
Literate13,15,585
Population Overview
Total population18,46,823
Males9,37,259
Females9,09,564
Sex ratio970per 1,000 males
Households3,91,234
Literacy
Literate13,15,585
Literate males7,17,673
Literate females5,97,912
Literacy %71.2%
Illiterate5,31,238
Illiterate males2,19,586
Illiterate females3,11,652
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,93,169
Boys 0–698,933
Girls 0–694,236
Child %10.5%
SC / ST
SC population3,17,275
SC males1,61,495
SC females1,55,780
SC %17.2%
ST population3,97,389
ST males1,97,251
ST females2,00,138
ST %21.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers6,83,726
Worker males4,79,586
Worker females2,04,140
Work participation %37%
Non-workers11,63,097
Non-worker males4,57,673
Non-worker females7,05,424
Workers — Main
Main workers5,32,855
Main males3,96,341
Main females1,36,514
Cultivators51,984
Cultivator males41,632
Cultivator females10,352
Agri labourers32,087
Agri labourer males23,372
Agri labourer females8,715
Household industry10,517
HH industry males7,863
HH industry females2,654
Other workers4,38,267
Other males3,23,474
Other females1,14,793
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,50,871
Marginal males83,245
Marginal females67,626
Marg. cultivators24,194
Marg. agri labourers33,954
Marg. HH industry6,062
Marg. other86,661
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males13,062
Marg. cultivator females11,132
Marg. agri lab. males16,996
Marg. agri lab. females16,958
Marg. HH industry males2,804
Marg. HH industry females3,258
Marg. other males50,383
Marg. other females36,278
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,12,753
3–6 mo males62,415
3–6 mo females50,338
3–6 mo cultivators17,623
3–6 mo cult. males9,956
3–6 mo cult. females7,667
3–6 mo agri lab.23,669
3–6 mo agri lab. males12,231
3–6 mo agri lab. females11,438
3–6 mo HH industry4,114
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,841
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,273
3–6 mo other67,347
3–6 mo other males38,387
3–6 mo other females28,960
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers38,118
0–3 mo males20,830
0–3 mo females17,288
0–3 mo cultivators6,571
0–3 mo cult. males3,106
0–3 mo cult. females3,465
0–3 mo agri lab.10,285
0–3 mo agri lab. males4,765
0–3 mo agri lab. females5,520
0–3 mo HH industry1,948
0–3 mo HH ind. males963
0–3 mo HH ind. females985
0–3 mo other19,314
0–3 mo other males11,996
0–3 mo other females7,318
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
13 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area not under any Sub-district | 5,16,713 | 2,62,933 | 2,53,780 | 4,20,210 |
| 2 | Phansidewa | 2,04,522 | 1,03,719 | 1,00,803 | 1,13,572 |
| 3 | Matigara | 1,97,278 | 1,01,023 | 96,255 | 1,29,006 |
| 4 | Naxalbari | 1,65,523 | 85,054 | 80,469 | 1,10,663 |
| 5 | Darjeeling Pulbazar | 1,26,935 | 63,828 | 63,107 | 93,091 |
| 6 | Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri | 1,13,516 | 56,232 | 57,284 | 86,004 |
| 7 | Kharibari | 1,09,251 | 55,671 | 53,580 | 63,540 |
| 8 | Kurseong | 94,347 | 47,030 | 47,317 | 69,646 |
| 9 | Kalimpong -I | 74,746 | 37,750 | 36,996 | 54,820 |
| 10 | Rangli Rangliot | 70,125 | 35,025 | 35,100 | 51,492 |
| 11 | Kalimpong - II | 66,830 | 34,546 | 32,284 | 47,520 |
| 12 | Gorubathan | 60,663 | 31,054 | 29,609 | 41,687 |
| 13 | Mirik | 46,374 | 23,394 | 22,980 | 34,334 |