Kurseong subdivision

Kurseong subdivision
Subdivision
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Headquarters	Kurseong
Area
• Total	377.35 km2 (145.70 sq mi)
Population
• Total	136,793
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Nepali [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kurseong subdivision is a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was handed to the British Empire by the King of Sikkim in 1835. ^[2]

Subdivisions

Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: ^{[3] [4]}

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km2	Population (2011)	Rural Population % (2011)	Urban Population % (2011)
Darjeeling Sadar	Darjeeling	921.68	429,391	61.00	39.00
Kurseong	Kurseong	377.35	136,793	58.41	41.59
Mirik	Mirik	125.68	57,887	80.11	19.89
Siliguri	Siliguri	802.01	971,120	55.11	44.89
Darjeeling	Darjeeling	2,226.72	1,595,191	57.89	42.11

Police stations

Police stations in the Mirik subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Police Station	Area covered km2	International border	Inter-state border km	Municipal Town	CD block
Kurseong	n/a	*	-	Kurseong	Kurseong

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 80,720 and formed 60.43% of the population in Kurseong subdivision. Buddhists numbered 33,687 and formed 25.12% of the population. Christians numbered 11,778 and formed 8.68% of the population. Muslims numbered 5,993 and formed 4.42% of the population. Others numbered 1,838 and formed 1.35% of the population.

Religion in Kurseong sub-division (2011) ^[8]

1. Hinduism (60.43%)
2. Buddhism (25.12%)
3. Christianity (8.68%)
4. Islam (4.42%)
5. Others (1.35%)

Languages spoken in Mirik Taluka, 2011

1. Nepali (83.98%)
2. Bengali (6.23%)
3. Hindi (4.29%)
4. Others (5.5%)

Gram Panchayats

Gram Panchayats in Kurseong subdivision include rural areas, with several panchayats across the blocks. A few prominent gram panchayats in Kurseong block include:

• Kurseong: Kurseong Town, Mahanadi, Rangbull, etc.

Education

Subdivision [9]	Primary School		Middle School		High School		Higher Secondary School		General College, Univ		Technical / Professional Instt		Non-formal Education
	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student	Institution	Student
Darjeeling Sadar	579	37,345	28	8,019	37	22,579	23	16,492	7	9,510	6	1,095	1,142	28,425
Kurseong	218	13,031	3	721	28	10,596	9	7,783	1	2,034	4	866	367	14,261
Mirik	78	7,211	3	919	6	2,131	2	2,127	1	715	-	-	309	20,265
Siliguri	676	79,713	30	8,585	46	23,903	67	100,845	10	13,398	13	3,161	1,793	96,766
Darjeeling district	1,551	137,300	64	18,244	117	59,290	101	127,247	19	25,657	23	5,122	3,611	159,717

Healthcare

Subdivision	Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB [10]				Other State Govt Deptts	Local bodies	Central Govt Deptts / PSUs	NGO / Private Nursing Homes	Total	Total Number of Beds	Total Number of Doctors*	Indoor Patients	Outdoor Patients
	Hospitals	Rural Hospitals	Block Primary Health Centres	Primary Health Centres
Darjeeling Sadar	3	2	1	6	1	-	-	3	16	729	32	22,584	149,465
Kurseong	4	1	-	3	-	-	1	-	9	554	22	9,097	132,488
Mirik	-	1	0	3	-	-	-	-	4	42	44	2,354	57,243
Siliguri	3	3	1	4	1	-	4	47	63	1,146	168	133,086	1,738,671
Darjeeling district	10	7	2	16	2	-	5	50	92	2,471	266	167,121	1,738.671

Legislative Segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the whole area under this subdivision is part of the Kurseong assembly constituency of West Bengal. This constituency is an assembly segment of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

References

1. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. "Kurseong Tourism: Everything You Need To Know". www.darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
3. "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
6. "District Profile - Darjeeling". District administration. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
7. "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
8. 2011 Census censusindia.gov.in ^{[ dead link ‍]}
9. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 4.4. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
10. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling". Tables 3.1, 3.3. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.