Darjiling city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Darjiling Metropolitan Region. The Darjiling city is located in West Bengal state of India.
The current estimate population of Darjiling city in 2023 is
162,000
, while Darjiling metro population is estimated at
179,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Darjiling city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Darjiling city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Darjiling city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Darjiling in 2011 is 118,805. Although Darjiling city has population of 118,805; its urban / metropolitan population is 130,399.
Darjiling Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Darjiling city are 104,539 of which 53,389 are males while 51,150 are females. Average literacy rate of Darjiling city is 93.85 percent of which male and female literacy was 96.41 and 91.31 percent.
The sex ratio of Darjiling city is 1007 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 946 per 1000 boys.
Darjiling Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Darjiling city numbers 4,960 in which population of 25,095 resides. This is around 21.12% of total population of Darjiling city.
Darjiling Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Darjiling city with 66.51 % followers.
Buddhism is second most popular religion in Darjiling city with 23.91 % following it.
In Darjiling city, Islam is followed by 3.94 %, Christianity by 5.13 %, Jainism by 0.21 % and Sikhism by 0.08 %. Around 0.09 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.12 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
66.51 %
79,014
Muslims
3.94 %
4,681
Christian
5.13 %
6,099
Sikh
0.08 %
90
Buddhist
23.91 %
28,412
Jain
0.21 %
255
Others
0.09 %
112
Not Stated
0.12 %
142
Darjiling Future Population 2021-2031
Darjiling
City
Metropolitan
2011
118,805
130,399
2021
154,000
169,000
2022
158,000
174,000
2023
162,000
179,000
2024
166,000
184,000
2025
170,000
189,000
2026
175,000
194,000
2027
180,000
199,000
2028
185,000
204,000
2029
190,000
210,000
2030
195,000
216,000
2031
200,000
222,000
Darjiling City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
118,805
59,187
59,618
Literates
104,539
53,389
51,150
Children (0-6)
7,410
3,808
3,602
Average Literacy (%)
93.85 %
96.41 %
91.31 %
Sexratio
1007
Child Sexratio
946
Darjiling Metropolitan Region
Darjiling city comes under Darjiling Metropolitan area.
Darjiling Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
130,399
64,913
65,486
Literates
113,286
58,141
55,145
Children (0-6)
8,297
4,260
4,037
Average Literacy (%)
92.78 %
95.86 %
89.74 %
Sexratio
1009
Child Sexratio
948
Darjiling Metropolitan Areas
Chongtong Tea Garden, Darjiling, and Singtam Tea Garden