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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"| Historical populations<ref name=urbanmanagement>{{cite web
|last=Khawas
|first=Vimal
|year=2003
|url=http://www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/khawv03e.htm
|title=Urban Management in Darjeeling Himalaya: A Case Study of Darjeeling Municipality.
|publisher=The Mountain Forum
|accessdate=2006-05-01
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020031749/http://www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/khawv03e.htm
|archivedate=2004-10-20
}}</ref>
|-
! align="center"| Census<br />year !! align="right"| Population !! align="right"| Growth (%)
|-
| colspan="3"|<hr />
|-
| align="center"| 1901
| align="right"| 17,000
|
|-
| align="center"| 1911
| align="right"| 19,000
| align="right"| 12.3
|-
| align="center"| 1921
| align="right"| 22,000
| align="right"| 17.1
|-
| align="center"| 1931
| align="right"| 21,000
| align="right"| -4.8
|-
| align="center"| 1941
| align="right"| 27,000
| align="right"| 28.5
|-
| align="center"| 1951
| align="right"| 34,000
| align="right"| 23.4
|-
| align="center"| 1961
| align="right"| 41,000
| align="right"| 21.0
|-
| align="center"| 1971
| align="right"| 43,000
| align="right"| 5.5
|-
| align="center"| 1981
| align="right"| 58,000
| align="right"| 34.4
|-
| align="center"| 1991
| align="right"| 71,000
| align="right"| 24.1
|-
| align="center"| 2001
| align="right"| 103,000
| align="right"| 44.6
|}

According to provisional results of 2011 census, Darjeeling [[Urban Agglomeration]] had a population of 132,016, out of which 65,839 were males and 66,177 were females. The sex ratio was 1005 females per 1,000 males. The 0–6 years population was 7,382. Effective literacy rate for the population older than 6 years was 93.17 per cent.<ref name=2011provuatable>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban agglomerations/cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional population totals, census of India 2011 | publisher =The registrar general & census commissioner, India |accessdate = 12 February 2012 }}</ref>

As per the 2001 census, the [[Darjeeling]] urban agglomeration (which includes [[Pattabong Tea Garden]]), with an area of 12.77 km², has a population of 109,163. Also, the town has an additional average diurnal floating population of 20,500-30,000, mainly consisting of tourists and visitors.<ref name=urbanmanagement/> The population density is 8548 per km². The sex ratio is 1017 females per 1000 males<ref name=census1>{{cite web|author=Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |url=http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm |title=Table-4 Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Density and General Sex Ratio by Residence and Sex, West Bengal/ District/ Sub District, 1991 and 2001 |year=2003 |accessdate=2006-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050827091947/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm |archivedate=27 August 2005 }}</ref>– which is higher than the national average. The town houses about 31% of its population in the [[slum]]s. This is the result of the unprecedented urban growth due to the unsustainable migration in the area (mainly of daily wage earners) for better opportunity.<ref name=urbanmanagement/>

The town of Darjeeling has seen fluctuation in the growth of its population in the last century. However, growth in population has been more rapid from the 1970s onwards, exceeding the growth rates at the district level. The growth rate has touched the sky height of about 45% in the 1990s and thus is far above the national, state, and district average. The colonial town of Darjeeling was designed for a mere population of 10,000. So the population spurt has made the town more prone to the environmental problems in recent decades as the region is geologically relatively new with hosts of environmental problems and hence unstable in nature.<ref name=urbanmanagement/> [[Environmental degradation]] has adversely affected Darjeeling's appeal for tourists. The town as a district headquarters acts as the center of all types of economic activity, which attracts the rural folks of the district to migrate to the town for better opportunity. Besides, the pleasant climate of the town compels the people from the surrounding states to migrate and settle permanently in the region.

The major religion is [[Hinduism]], followed by [[Buddhism]]. [[Christians]] and [[Muslim]]s form the minority.<ref name=festivals>{{cite web | publisher=darjeelingnews.net | url=http://www.darjeelingnews.net/darjeeling_festivals.html | title=Darjeeling Festivals | accessdate=2006-05-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427201454/http://darjeelingnews.net/darjeeling_festivals.html | archive-date=27 April 2006 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The majority of the populace are ethnic [[Nepali Indian|Nepali]]. Indigenous ethnic groups include the [[Lepcha people|Lepchas]] and [[Bhutia]]s. The [[Indian Gorkha]] ethnic groups include [[Limbu people|Limbu]]s, [[Rai (ethnic group)|Rais]], [[Yakkha people|Yakkha]]s (Dewans), [[Sunuwar]]s, [[Sherpa (people)|Sherpa]]s, [[Tamang]]s, [[Hyolmo people|Yolmo]]s, Damais, Kamis, [[Newar]]s (Pradhans), [[Magar people|Magar]]s, [[Bahun]]s and [[Chhetri]]s. Other communities are the [[Bengali people|Bengalis]], [[Marwaris]], [[Anglo-Indian]]s, [[Han Chinese]], [[Bihar]]is and [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]]. Languages spoken in Darjeeling include ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]), which is the predominant language; others are [[Tibetan script|Tibetan]], [[Hindi]], [[Indian English|English]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Darjeeling]]
[[Category:Demographics by city in India]]
[[Category:Gorkhaland]]

Demographics of Darjeeling - Revision history

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