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

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Village · Kalimpong - II, Darjiling 

# Rissium Forest

Rissium Forest is a village in Kalimpong - II sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 27 households**, the 27th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 143people (2011)
- 27households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,134females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rissium Forest

Of every 100 households in Rissium Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rissium Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**39%

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

**5%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Rissium Forest?

■ Rissium Forest · ■ Kalimpong - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**934

Working population ****30.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.4% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 16 (36%) · **■** Marginal 28 (64%)

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

- Maria Khasmahal437 people
- Mayrong Forest366 people
- Lava Forest173 people
- Icha Forest165 people
- Paiengaon Forest141 people
- Chumang Forest120 people
- Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest49 people
- Kolbong Forest48 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rissium Forest?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rissium Forest in?Darjiling district (Kalimpong - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rissium Forest?75.6% (Census 2011)