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

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Lish Forest

Lish Forest is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 87 households**, the 31st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 360people (2011)
- 87households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lish Forest

Of every 100 households in Lish Forest in 2011, 62 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lish Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**70%

Use banking services ****34%**

**41%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Lish Forest?

■ Lish Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**952

Working population ****49.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 68% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 21 (12%) · **■** Other work 96 (54%) · **■** Marginal 43 (24%)

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

- Kaffir Khasmahal549 people
- Turzam Forest406 people
- Comesi Forest377 people
- Riayang Railway Station371 people
- Chunabhati Bazar D.I.F.300 people
- Mazeok Forest282 people
- Suntalay Khasmahal209 people
- Pemling Forest187 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lish Forest?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lish Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lish Forest?75.2% (Census 2011)