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

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Lava Forest

Lava Forest is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 32 households**, the 25th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 173people (2011)
- 32households
- 80.3%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lava Forest

Of every 100 households in Lava Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lava Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**5%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****0%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Lava Forest?

■ Lava Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**934

Working population ****50.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 81 (93%)

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

- Pedong Bazar D.I.F.817 people
- Paygang Khasmahal668 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people
- Icha Forest165 people
- Rissium Forest143 people
- Paiengaon Forest141 people
- Chumang Forest120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lava Forest?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lava Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lava Forest?80.3% (Census 2011)