Village · Mirik, Darjiling
# Lohagar Forest

Lohagar Forest is a village in Mirik sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 41 households, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 144 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 74.0% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohagar Forest

Of every 100 households in Lohagar Forest in 2011, 95 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohagar Forest · ■ Mirik rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 84%
- Toilet within the home 40% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 34%
- Tap water 45% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 85%
- Use banking services 100% 85%
- Television 38% 57%
- Mobile phone 52% 57%
- Computer with internet 8% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 28% 22%
- Own their home 70% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lohagar Forest?

■ Lohagar Forest · ■ Mirik rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1429 908
- Working population 36.8% 37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 60.3% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 30 (57%) · ■ Other work 21 (40%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mirik
- Purba Phuguri Tea Garden 1,174 people
- Rangmohan 576 people
- Panthabari Forest 556 people
- Panighata Manager's Bunglow 213 people
- Manjua Forest 143 people
- Phuguri Forest 79 people
- Manjha Fst. 53 people

All 21 villages in Mirik

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Lohagar Forest? 144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagar Forest in? Darjiling district (Mirik sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagar Forest? 74.0% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/mirik/lohagar-forest/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.