# Senchal Forest Village, Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri – Population

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Village · Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjiling 

# Senchal Forest

Senchal Forest is a village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 120 households**, the 39th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 527people (2011)
- 120households
- 76.0%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Senchal Forest

Of every 100 households in Senchal Forest in 2011, 33 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Senchal Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**21%

Tap water ****52%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**75%

Use banking services ****25%**

**57%

Television ****29%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

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 Senchal Forest?

■ Senchal Forest · ■ Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****514**

**947

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (37%) · **■** Marginal 84 (45%)

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

- Salu Tea Garden677 people
- Pulung Dong Tea Estate622 people
- Tumsong Khasmahal586 people
- Mim Nagri Range561 people
- Ghoom Pahar Forest484 people
- Dooteria Forest368 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 Senchal Forest?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Senchal Forest in?Darjiling district (Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Senchal Forest?76.0% (Census 2011)