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

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Noam Forest

Noam Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 34 households**, the 27th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 166people (2011)
- 34households
- 41.7%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Noam Forest

Of every 100 households in Noam Forest in 2011, 80 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Noam Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****3%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Noam Forest?

■ Noam Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****53.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (90%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- 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 Noam Forest?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Noam Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Noam Forest?41.7% (Census 2011)