 In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas.There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea.It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages.