# Bamonpokhari Forest Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Bamonpokhari Forest

Bamonpokhari Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 143 households**, the 46th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 616people (2011)
- 143households
- 81.6%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamonpokhari Forest

Of every 100 households in Bamonpokhari Forest in 2011, 87 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bamonpokhari Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**38%

Tap water ****51%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**75%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****67%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Bamonpokhari Forest?

■ Bamonpokhari Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.6%

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

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**1016

Working population ****20.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 32% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (41%) · **■** Marginal 50 (39%)

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

- Barasit Tong Khasmahal673 people
- Sepoy Dhora Tea Garden671 people
- Mohanadi Forest667 people
- Chaita Pani Tea Garden635 people
- Pairikumari587 people
- Sukna Forest566 people
- Karbia Tea Garden547 people
- Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden530 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamonpokhari Forest?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamonpokhari Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamonpokhari Forest?81.6% (Census 2011)