# Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest, Kalimpong - II, Darjiling

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is a village in [Kalimpong - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-ii/) sub-district of [Darjiling](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 11 households**, the 30th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 49people (2011)
- 11households
- 78.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest

Of every 100 households in Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest in 2011, 40 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**30%

Tap water ****70%**

**39%

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

**5%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest?

■ Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**934

Working population ****40.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 87.0% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (65%) · **■** Marginal 6 (30%)

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 - II

- Icha Forest165 people
- Rissium Forest143 people
- Paiengaon Forest141 people
- Chumang Forest120 people
- Kolbong Forest48 people
- Dalapchan Slip Reserve Forest42 people
- Bokhim Khasmahal21 people

[All 39 villages in Kalimpong - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kalimpong-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest?78.3% (Census 2011)