# Dooteria Forest, Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling

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Village · Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling 

# Dooteria Forest

Dooteria Forest is a village in [Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jorebunglow-sukiapokhri/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 84 households**, the 41st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 368people (2011)
- 84households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dooteria Forest

Of every 100 households in Dooteria Forest in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dooteria Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**21%

Tap water ****100%**

**44%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**75%

Use banking services ****91%**

**57%

Television ****86%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Dooteria Forest?

■ Dooteria Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**947

Working population ****26.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 88.8% for women. 38% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 77 (79%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri

- Tumsong Khasmahal586 people
- Mim Nagri Range561 people
- Senchal Forest527 people
- Ghoom Pahar Forest484 people
- Sonada Forest177 people

[All 43 villages in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jorebunglow-sukiapokhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dooteria Forest?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dooteria Forest in?Darjiling district (Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dooteria Forest?91.1% (Census 2011)