# Mangchu Forest Village, Kalimpong - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Mangchu Forest

Mangchu Forest is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 249 households**, the 20th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 249households
- 66.5%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangchu Forest

Of every 100 households in Mangchu Forest in 2011, 58 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mangchu Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**30%

Tap water ****88%**

**39%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**82%

Use banking services ****29%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Mangchu Forest?

■ Mangchu Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

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

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**934

Working population ****35.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 343 (80%) · **■** Marginal 72 (17%)

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

- Algarah Bazer D.I.F.1,957 people
- Lava Bazar D.I.F.1,836 people
- Palla Khasmahal1,750 people
- Rangpo Forest1,397 people
- Pedong Bazar D.I.F.817 people
- Paygang Khasmahal668 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mangchu Forest?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangchu Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangchu Forest?66.5% (Census 2011)