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

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Paren Forest

Paren Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 42 households**, the 26th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 196people (2011)
- 42households
- 63.5%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paren Forest

Of every 100 households in Paren Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paren Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**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 ****2%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****73%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paren Forest?

■ Paren Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**920

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 63 (94%)

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

- Dalingkot Forest394 people
- Pogu Forest299 people
- Lehti Forest266 people
- Pashiting Khasmahal229 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 Paren Forest?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paren Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paren Forest?63.5% (Census 2011)