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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Shibkhola Forest

Shibkhola Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 32 households**, the 64th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 146people (2011)
- 32households
- 86.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibkhola Forest

Of every 100 households in Shibkhola Forest in 2011, 80 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shibkhola Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**38%

Tap water ****73%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**75%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****80%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shibkhola Forest?

■ Shibkhola Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**1016

Working population ****27.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 36% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 29 (72%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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

- Chattakpur Forest229 people
- Paharu177 people
- Edenvale Tea Garden164 people
- Sukna Forest151 people
- Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda25 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibkhola Forest?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibkhola Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibkhola Forest?86.6% (Census 2011)