# Mahal Diram Forest Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Mahal Diram Forest

Mahal Diram Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 244 households**, the 26th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,086people (2011)
- 244households
- 80.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahal Diram Forest

Of every 100 households in Mahal Diram Forest in 2011, 89 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahal Diram Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**38%

Tap water ****83%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**75%

Use banking services ****48%**

**57%

Television ****65%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Mahal Diram Forest?

■ Mahal Diram Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**1016

Working population ****39.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 76.1% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 334 (79%) · **■** Marginal 76 (18%)

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

- Toryak Khasmahal1,250 people
- Sepoy Dhura Tea Garden1,112 people
- Mangpu Cinchona Plantation1,109 people
- Nurbang Tea Garden1,092 people
- Tindharia Tea Garden1,015 people
- Sukna1,011 people
- Rolak Khasmahal1,007 people
- Simring Tea Garden1,003 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahal Diram Forest?1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahal Diram Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahal Diram Forest?80.9% (Census 2011)