Darjeeling District-
Percent share of Hill Population 1901- 2011
|
Census
Year
|
District
Population
|
Hill
Population
|
Percentage share of Hill Population
|
Plain Population
|
Percentage share of Plain Population
|
|
1901
|
265780
|
178651
|
67.22
|
87129
|
32.78
|
|
1911
|
279899
|
193304
|
69.06
|
86595
|
30.94
|
|
1921
|
294237
|
206961
|
70.34
|
87276
|
29.66
|
|
1931
|
332061
|
239377
|
72.09
|
92684
|
27.91
|
|
1941
|
390899
|
286355
|
73.26
|
104544
|
26.74
|
|
1951
|
459617
|
328785
|
71.53
|
130832
|
28.47
|
|
1961
|
624640
|
404792
|
64.80
|
219848
|
35.20
|
|
1971
|
781777
|
479978
|
61.40
|
301799
|
38.60
|
|
1981
|
1024269
|
551374
|
53.83
|
472895
|
46.17
|
|
1991
|
1299919
|
684818
|
52.68
|
615101
|
47.32
|
|
2001
|
1609172
|
790591
|
49.13
|
818581
|
50.87
|
|
2011
|
1842034
|
901629
|
48.95
|
940405
|
51.05
|
Source: computed by Dr Vimal Khawas from Census of India,
various years
Note:
1. Hill Population
includes the population of three hills sub-divisions of the District.
2. Plain
Population includes the inhabitants of Siliguri sub-division of the District.
Citation: Khawas, Vimal. 2014. Population Profile of Darjeeling District [1901-2011].
https://sikkimdevelopment.blogspot.com
