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

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Mayrong Forest

Mayrong Forest is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 71 households**, the 24th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 366people (2011)
- 71households
- 72.6%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mayrong Forest

Of every 100 households in Mayrong Forest in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mayrong Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****58%**

**39%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**82%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****77%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Mayrong Forest?

■ Mayrong Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**934

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 65.1% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 88 (73%)

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

- Mangchu Forest1,210 people
- Pedong Bazar D.I.F.817 people
- Paygang Khasmahal668 people
- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Lava Forest173 people
- Icha Forest165 people
- Rissium Forest143 people
- Paiengaon Forest141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mayrong Forest?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayrong Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mayrong Forest?72.6% (Census 2011)