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

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Sittong Forest

Sittong Forest is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,930 people in 632 households**, the 6th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 2,930people (2011)
- 632households
- 82.2%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sittong Forest

Of every 100 households in Sittong Forest in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sittong Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**38%

Tap water ****82%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**75%

Use banking services ****49%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Sittong Forest?

■ Sittong Forest · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**1016

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 670 (60%) · **■** Marginal 428 (38%)

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

- Ambootia Tea Garden4,811 people
- Simulbari Tea Garden4,160 people
- Sittong Khasmahal3,098 people
- Jamadar Bhita Khasmahal3,035 people
- Garidhora Tea Garden2,877 people
- Gidda Pahar2,768 people
- Rohini Tea Garden2,752 people
- Sukna Pratham Khanda2,606 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sittong Forest?2,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sittong Forest in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sittong Forest?82.2% (Census 2011)