# Birik Forest Village, Kalimpong -I, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Birik Forest

Birik Forest is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 24 households**, the 37th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 93people (2011)
- 24households
- 67.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birik Forest

Of every 100 households in Birik Forest in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birik Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**70%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****80%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Birik Forest?

■ Birik Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**952

Working population ****34.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 29 (91%) · **■** Marginal 3 (9%)

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 Kalimpong -I

- Mazeok Forest282 people
- Suntalay Khasmahal209 people
- Pemling Forest187 people
- Riyong Forest185 people
- Tashiding Forest59 people
- Mangber Forest30 people
- Lulagaon Forest27 people
- Panbu Forest20 people

[All 50 villages in Kalimpong -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birik Forest?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birik Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Birik Forest?67.1% (Census 2011)