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Darjeeling Analytics

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

  • 1. Nepali   :   97,796
  • 2. Hindi   :   12,278
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   11,916

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population  :
:
118,805
City(District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
315th
District
Area (km2)  
:
2,093
District
Area (Rank)
:
568th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 45
No. of Villages  
in District
: 368

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Darjeeling Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Darjeeling is the 315th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Darjeeling District in West Bengal State. Darjeeling District is 319th highest ranked in population & 568th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.


Darjeeling City / District Ranks

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GDP (Crores. RBI SCB June 2023)   615th
GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB June 2023)   611th
Place

State   752nd
State Code   385th
District   157th
AEGR (2011) (District)   302nd
District Area (Sq Km)   196th
Type (D, ND, UT, CH, SC)   235th

Dist. Formation Year   246th
Other Alias/Name Change   24th

Number of Universities(No,AISHE 2020)   87th
Number of Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)   389th

Number of Internet Connections(No, TRAI 2023)   436th

Total Annual Newspaper Circulation(No, RNI 2021)   214th
Number of Dailies or Magazines(No, RNI 2021)   381st
Number of Theatres(No, BOC 2020)   147th

Number of Police Stations(NO, IPC 2021)   194th
Number of Murders(NO, IPC 2021)   165th
Number of IPC Crimes(NO, IPC 2021)   135th
Number of Cyber Crimes(NO, IPC 2021)   128th
Number of Missing Persons(NO, IPC 2021)   256th
Murder/Lakh Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021)   51st
Crime/1000 Pop(Ratio, IPC 2021)   72nd
Number of Panchayats(Number , Census 2011)   371st

Number of towns(Number , Census 2011)   671st
Urbanization(% , Census 2011)   593rd
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises(Number , Census 2011)   496th
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source near premises(Number , Census 2011)   458th
Number of Households with Location of drinking water source away from premises(Number , Census 2011)   672nd
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity(Number , Census 2011)   569th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Kerosene(Number , Census 2011)   487th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy(Number , Census 2011)   637th
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as Other Oil(Number , Census 2011)   483rd
Number of Households with Main source of Lighting as any other Source(Number , Census 2011)   301st
Number of Households with No Lighting(Number , Census 2011)   608th
Number of households having latrine facility within the premises(Number , Census 2011)   627th
Number of Households that use firewood as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   520th
Number of Households that use crop residue as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   529th
Number of Households that use cowdung cake as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   429th
Number of Households that use coal/charcoal as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   484th
Number of Households that use Kerosene as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   599th
Number of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   616th
Number of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   226th
Number of Households that use Biogas as fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   283rd
Number of Households that use any other type of fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   401st
Number of Households that don't use any type of fuel for Cooking (Number , Census 2011)   551st
Total Households classified user Type of Fuel used for Cooking(Number , Census 2011)   521st
Number of Households with Kitchen facility inside house(Number , Census 2011)   567th
Number of Households with Kitchen facility outside house(Number , Census 2011)   716th
Number of Inhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011)   370th
Number of Uninhabited Villages(Number , Census 2011)   477th

Number of Households with Owned houses(No, Census 2011)   487th
Number of Households with rented houses(No, Census 2011)   621st
Number of Households with ownership status of house as other(No, Census 2011)   710th
Number of Households with means of Transport as Bicycle(No, Census 2011)   451st
Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped(No, Census 2011)   386th
Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van(No, Census 2011)   559th
Number of Households with Radio Transistor(No, Census 2011)   552nd
Number of Households with Television(No, Census 2011)   588th
Number of Households with Internet(No, Census 2011)   619th
Number of Households without Internet(No, Census 2011)   568th
Number of Households with Landline only(No, Census 2011)   416th
Number of Households with Mobile only(No, Census 2011)   530th
Number of Households with Both landline and mobile(No, Census 2011)   544th
Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car(No, Census 2011)   574th
Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline(No, Census 2011)   523rd
Number of households availing banking services(No, Census 2011)   504th
Number of Banks(No, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   612th
Number of Banks(No, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   605th

No of Hospital Beds(No, MOFHW 2022)   473rd
No of Primary Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022)   293rd
No of Community Health Centers(No, MOFHW 2022)   430th
No of Sub Divisional Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022)   95th
No of District Hospital(No, MOFHW 2022)   142nd
No of Total Hospitals(No, MOFHW 2022)   308th
People

City (DHQ ) Pop 2011   460th
City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 ('000)   456th
City(DHQ) Pop 2023   454th
City/DHQ Population Class   577th
District Pop 2011   448th
District Pop 2011 ('000)   448th
District Pop 2012   449th
District Pop 2013   449th
District Pop 2014   449th
District Pop 2015   449th
District Pop 2016   449th
District Pop 2017   450th
District Pop 2018   450th
District Pop 2019   450th
District Pop 2020   450th
District Pop 2021   450th
District Pop 2022   450th
District Pop 2023   450th

Working Population 2018 (Number,Census 2011)   463rd
Working Population 2021(Number,Census 2011)   457th
Working Population 2023(Number,Census 2011)   452nd
Number of Central Government Jobs (Number,DOE Annual Report 2018)   508th
Number of State Government Jobs   567th
Number of Private Jobs( Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022)   475th
Number of PSU Jobs(Number,DPE 2022, )   505th
Number of Formal Jobs(Sum,DPE 2022)   557th
Number of Informal Jobs (Including all Unemployed) (Number, Labour Ministry Quarterly employment Survey 2022 and Sengupta committee)   589th
Number of Companies   627th
Formal Jobs % Working Pop(%,DPE 2022)   470th
Govt Jobs % of Working Population(%,DPE 2022)   567th

Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)   303rd
Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)   486th
Number of Males (2011) (Number, Census 2011)   506th
Number of Females (2011) (District) (Number, Census 2011)   516th
Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)   496th

Literacy (%)   531st
HQ Mother Tongue Population   492nd
Assamese Script   323rd
Bengali Script   561st
Devnagri Script (Hindi)   612th
Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)   381st
Kannada Script   173rd
Malayalam Script   285th
Marathi Script   369th
Gujarati Script   129th
Odia Script   280th
Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)   380th
Tamil Script   286th
Telugu Script   255th
Latin Script (English)   543rd
Other Scripts   313th
English Multilingual Population   387th
Script Pools Number < 30,000   108th
Assamese   317th
Bengali   574th
Bodo   78th
Dogri   232nd
Gujarati   131st
Hindi   388th
Kannada   168th
Kashmiri   135th
Konkani   23rd
Maithili   365th
Malayalam   290th
Manipuri   177th
Marathi   370th
Nepali   692nd
Odia   287th
Punjabi   384th
Santali   65th
Sindhi   2nd
Tamil   290th
Telugu   256th
Urdu   378th
Adi   5th
Ao   48th
Arabic   211th
Bhili   11th
Bhotia   115th
English   494th
Garo   9th
Hmar   14th
Kharia   16th
Khasi   11th
Kuki   93rd
Kurukh   175th
Lepcha   44th
Limbu   17th
Lotha   35th
Lushai   155th
Munda   21st
Paite   4th
Sherpa   34th
Tamang   42nd
Thado   72nd
Tibetan   138th
Vaiphei   4th
Others   518th

Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)   529th
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years)(No,AISHE 2020)   176th
Number of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges(No,AISHE 2020)   520th
Number of Ph.D Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   564th
Number of Master's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)   435th
Number of Bachelor's Enrolment(No,AISHE 2020)   507th
Number of UG Diploma Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   375th
Number of Diploma(No,AISHE 2020)   543rd
Number of ITIS seats(No,AISHE 2020)   362nd
Number of Total Enrolments(No,AISHE 2020)   516th
Number of Population (0-18)(No,Census 2011)   418th
Number of of Schools(No, UDISE 2021)   388th
Number of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop(No, UDISE 2021)   428th
Number of UG Enrolments - Arts (No,AISHE 2020)   220th
Number of UG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)   57th
Number of UG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)   149th
Number of UG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)   115th
Number of UG Enrolments - Law(No,AISHE 2020)   466th
Number of UG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)   208th
Number of UG Enrolments - Teaching(No,AISHE 2020)   606th
Number of UG Enrolments - Medical(No,AISHE 2020)   518th
Number of PG Enrolments - Arts(No,AISHE 2020)   220th
Number of PG Enrolments - Science(No,AISHE 2020)   60th
Number of PG Enrolments - Engg(No,AISHE 2020)   144th
Number of PG Enrolments - Commerce(No,AISHE 2020)   119th
Number of PG Enrolments - Management(No,AISHE 2020)   369th

Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Minimum)(No, FB Oct 2023)   350th
Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, FB Oct 2023)   351st
City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB Oct 2023)   418th
English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language(No, Census 2011)   516th
Urban Internet Pop/City Pop(%, TRAI Aug 2023)   375th
Availability of Sharechat (Hyperlocal Advertising)   268th
Availability of Dailyhunt (Hyperlocal Advertising)   127th
Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in 2023)   566th
Linkedin 1-day Spend   227th
Linkedin 1 Day Impressions   329th
Linkedin CTR   96th
Linkedin CPC   308th
Linkedin Cost/Engagement   605th
Twitter Low   365th
Twitter High   363rd
Average   363rd

Number of households(Number , Census 2011)   520th
Urban Population(Number , Census 2011)   579th
Number of Households with No married couples(Number , Census 2011)   565th
Number of Households with 1 married couple(Number , Census 2011)   529th
Number of Households with 2 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   520th
Number of Households with 3 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   486th
Number of Households with 4 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   437th
Number of Households with 5 married couples(Number , Census 2011)   232nd

Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   613th
Bank Credit(Crore, RBI RBI SCB June 2023)   615th
Bank Deposits(Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   620th
Bank Credit(Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2022)   620th
Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB June 2023)   491st
Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs,RBI SCB June 2023)   483rd
No. of Banks/1000 Household(in "1000", SCB 2023)   96th
Bank Credits - Bank Debits (Crores, RBI SCB June 2023)   590th
Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB June 2023)   448th
House Ownership % of Households(%, Census 2011)   148th
% of Household with Mobiles(%, Census 2011)   420th
% of Households with Cars(%, Census 2011)   484th

No of Doctors(No, MOFHW 2022)   435th
No of Nurses(No, MOFHW 2022)   475th

Darjeeling Culture Highlights

Sr.No Culture Metrics Counts Name

Famous Hindu Temples

Famous Hindu Temples   1 Mahakal Temple

Famous Church Name

Famous Church Name   1 Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the Diocese of Darjeeling

Cantt

Cantt   1 Darjeeling

Famous Buddhist Temple Name

Famous Buddhist Temple Name   3 Bhutia Busty Monastery, Darjeeling,Ghum Monastery, Darjeeling,Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery, Darjeeling

Zoo

Zoo   1 Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
Airports
Name IATA Code City Distance

Airport Name

Bagdogra Airport Siliguri IXB 25 Km

Darjeeling Nature Highlights

Nature Metrics % of India Rank Out of 768 City / Districts Data

Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production

Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production   0.03% 26th 10015

Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production

Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production   0.02% 42nd 9111

Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production

Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production   1.53% 317th 7139

Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production

Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production   10.72% 317th 5744