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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Mahanadi Forest

Mahanadi Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 92 households**, the 51st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 480people (2011)
- 92households
- 74.9%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahanadi Forest

Of every 100 households in Mahanadi Forest in 2011, 77 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahanadi Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**38%

Tap water ****99%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**75%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****56%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahanadi Forest?

■ Mahanadi Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**1016

Working population ****31.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 113 (75%) · **■** Marginal 26 (17%)

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

- Pairikumari587 people
- Sukna Forest566 people
- Karbia Tea Garden547 people
- Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden530 people
- Gayabari Tea Garden460 people
- South Shibkhola Tea Garden402 people
- Gitingy Tea Garden353 people
- Punkhabari342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahanadi Forest?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahanadi Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahanadi Forest?74.9% (Census 2011)