# Dalingkot Forest Village, Gorubathan, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Dalingkot Forest

Dalingkot Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 84 households**, the 22nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 394people (2011)
- 84households
- 71.4%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dalingkot Forest

Of every 100 households in Dalingkot Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dalingkot Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**49%

Tap water ****88%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dalingkot Forest?

■ Dalingkot Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**920

Working population ****47.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 183 (99%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gorubathan

- Sakam Forest1,158 people
- Mal Forest1,024 people
- Dalingma Khasmahal821 people
- Pankasari Forest709 people
- Pogu Forest299 people
- Lehti Forest266 people
- Pashiting Khasmahal229 people
- Paren Forest196 people

[All 38 villages in Gorubathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/gorubathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dalingkot Forest?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalingkot Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dalingkot Forest?71.4% (Census 2011)