# Icha Forest Village, Kalimpong - II, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Icha Forest

Icha Forest is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **165 people in 33 households**, the 26th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 165people (2011)
- 33households
- 72.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Icha Forest

Of every 100 households in Icha Forest in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Icha Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**30%

Tap water ****15%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****73%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Icha Forest?

■ Icha Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****389**

**934

Working population ****43.0%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 69.0% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (14%) · **■** Marginal 60 (85%)

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

- Paygang Khasmahal668 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people
- Lava Forest173 people
- Rissium Forest143 people
- Paiengaon Forest141 people
- Chumang Forest120 people
- Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest49 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Icha Forest?165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Icha Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Icha Forest?72.9% (Census 2011)