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

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Rango Forest

Rango Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,131 people in 2,012 households**, the 1st largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 9,131people (2011)
- 2,012households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rango Forest

Of every 100 households in Rango Forest in 2011, 70 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rango Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**49%

Tap water ****66%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****50%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Rango Forest?

■ Rango Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**920

Working population ****29.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 72.6% for women. 39% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (5%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,646 (61%) · **■** Marginal 811 (30%)

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

- Paten Godak Khasmahal5,530 people
- Gorubathan Khasmahal5,291 people
- Today Tangta Khasmahal5,290 people
- Kumai Tea Garden3,907 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rango Forest?9,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rango Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rango Forest?79.9% (Census 2011)