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

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Mal Forest

Mal Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 197 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 197households
- 73.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mal Forest

Of every 100 households in Mal Forest in 2011, 35 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mal Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****79%**

**47%

Television ****42%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mal Forest?

■ Mal Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**920

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (32%) · **■** Marginal 260 (63%)

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

- Kumai Forest1,393 people
- Mal Khasmahal1,322 people
- Ambeok Tea Garden1,297 people
- Sakam Forest1,158 people
- Dalingma Khasmahal821 people
- Pankasari Forest709 people
- Dalingkot Forest394 people
- Pogu Forest299 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mal Forest?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mal Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mal Forest?73.2% (Census 2011)