# Kurseong subdivision

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.

# Subdivisions

Darjeeling district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km$^2$ | 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:
| Police Station | Area covered km$^2$ | 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.
* Hinduism (60.43%)
* Buddhism (25.12%)
* Christianity (8.68%)
* Islam (4.42%)
* Others (1.35%)
* Nepali (83.98%)
* Bengali (6.23%)
* Hindi (4.29%)
* 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 | Primary School | Primary School | Middle School | Middle School | High School | High School | Higher Secondary School | Higher Secondary School | General College, Univ | General College, Univ | Technical / Professional Instt | Technical / Professional Instt | Non-formal Education | Non-formal Education |
| Subdivision | 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 | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB | 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 |
| Subdivision | Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | 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 |
| 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

* ↑ "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.
* ↑ "Kurseong Tourism: Everything You Need To Know". www.darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
* ↑ "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
* ↑ "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.
* ↑ "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.
* ↑ "District Profile - Darjeeling". District administration. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
* ↑ "Darjeeling". District Profile - General Information. District administration. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
* ↑ 2011 Census censusindia.gov.in
* ↑ "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.
* ↑ "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.