# Sakam Forest Village, Gorubathan, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Sakam Forest

Sakam Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 290 households**, the 18th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 290households
- 86.3%literacy
- 542females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakam Forest

Of every 100 households in Sakam Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakam Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****55%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sakam Forest?

■ Sakam Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****542**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**920

Working population ****62.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 70.5% for women. 73% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 366 (50%) · **■** Marginal 356 (49%)

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 Khasmahal1,590 people
- Kumai Forest1,393 people
- Mal Khasmahal1,322 people
- Ambeok Tea Garden1,297 people
- Mal Forest1,024 people
- Dalingma Khasmahal821 people
- Pankasari Forest709 people
- Dalingkot Forest394 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakam Forest?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakam Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sakam Forest?86.3% (Census 2011)