Darjeeling Census 2011

Darjeeling, West Bengal

Population of Darjeeling

Darjeeling district is located in West Bengal . Population of Darjeeling district is 1842034 as per Census 2011. Darjeeling is 18th most Populous district out of total 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 257th most Populous district in India.The population density of Darjeeling is 585 Persons per square Km.It is 17th most densely populated out of 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 219th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Darjeeling

Total Literacy rate of Darjeeling is 79.92%. This means 79.92 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 6 in terms of literacy rate out of total 19 districts of West Bengal and 257 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Darjeeling is 85.94% while female literacy stands at 73.74%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Darjeeling

Sex-ratio of Darjeeling is 971 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Darjeeling

Area of Darjeeling is 3149 Sq. Km. It is 15th largest district in West Bengal and 387th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

Darjeeling Pin Code list