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

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Village · Kalimpong -I, Darjiling 

# Turzam Forest

Turzam Forest is a village in Kalimpong -I sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 93 households**, the 28th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 406people (2011)
- 93households
- 60.9%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Turzam Forest

Of every 100 households in Turzam Forest in 2011, 82 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turzam Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Turzam Forest?

■ Turzam Forest · ■ Kalimpong -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**952

Working population ****51.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 54.4% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 179 (86%)

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

- Kalimpong Dansong Forest795 people
- Mangwa Forest711 people
- Bhalukhop Forest592 people
- Kaffir Khasmahal549 people
- Comesi Forest377 people
- Riayang Railway Station371 people
- Lish Forest360 people
- Chunabhati Bazar D.I.F.300 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Turzam Forest?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turzam Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong -I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Turzam Forest?60.9% (Census 2011)