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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Chattakpur Forest

Chattakpur Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 52 households**, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 229people (2011)
- 52households
- 91.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chattakpur Forest

Of every 100 households in Chattakpur Forest in 2011, 74 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chattakpur Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**38%

Tap water ****77%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**75%

Use banking services ****47%**

**57%

Television ****66%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Chattakpur Forest?

■ Chattakpur Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1016

Working population ****32.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 86.8% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (71%) · **■** Marginal 21 (28%)

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

- Chhota Adalpur323 people
- Champasari Forest280 people
- Baman Dhura Forest274 people
- Goethals274 people
- Paharu177 people
- Edenvale Tea Garden164 people
- Sukna Forest151 people
- Shibkhola Forest146 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chattakpur Forest?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chattakpur Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chattakpur Forest?91.9% (Census 2011)