Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
14.8% of women in Darjeeling own land in their name, behind the typical district. 17.7% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 12%. On women with a bank account at 79%, it sits close to the national mark.