# Baman Dhura Forest Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Baman Dhura Forest

Baman Dhura Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 65 households**, the 58th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 274people (2011)
- 65households
- 89.1%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baman Dhura Forest

Of every 100 households in Baman Dhura Forest in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baman Dhura Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**38%

Tap water ****92%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**75%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****79%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****87%**

**78%

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 Baman Dhura Forest?

■ Baman Dhura Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**1016

Working population ****24.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 83.1% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 64 (96%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Kurseong

- Gitingy Tea Garden353 people
- Punkhabari342 people
- Chhota Adalpur323 people
- Champasari Forest280 people
- Goethals274 people
- Chattakpur Forest229 people
- Paharu177 people
- Edenvale Tea Garden164 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baman Dhura Forest?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baman Dhura Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baman Dhura Forest?89.1% (Census 2011)