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

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Lehti Forest

Lehti Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 48 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 266people (2011)
- 48households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lehti Forest

Of every 100 households in Lehti Forest in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lehti Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**8%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Lehti Forest?

■ Lehti Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**920

Working population ****58.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (21%) · **■** Marginal 121 (78%)

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

- Dalingma Khasmahal821 people
- Pankasari Forest709 people
- Dalingkot Forest394 people
- Pogu Forest299 people
- Pashiting Khasmahal229 people
- Paren Forest196 people
- Noam Forest166 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lehti Forest?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lehti Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lehti Forest?72.0% (Census 2011)