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

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Riyong Forest

Riyong Forest is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 43 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 185people (2011)
- 43households
- 66.5%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riyong Forest

Of every 100 households in Riyong Forest in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riyong Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**70%

Use banking services ****61%**

**41%

Television ****59%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Riyong Forest?

■ Riyong Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**952

Working population ****30.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 58.1% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 44 (79%) · **■** Marginal 12 (21%)

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

- Chunabhati Bazar D.I.F.300 people
- Mazeok Forest282 people
- Suntalay Khasmahal209 people
- Pemling Forest187 people
- Birik Forest93 people
- Tashiding Forest59 people
- Mangber Forest30 people
- Lulagaon Forest27 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Riyong Forest?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riyong Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Riyong Forest?66.5% (Census 2011)