# Manjua Forest Village, Mirik, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Mirik, Darjiling 

# Manjua Forest

Manjua Forest is a village in Mirik sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 31 households**, the 19th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 143people (2011)
- 31households
- 72.8%literacy
- 788females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manjua Forest

Of every 100 households in Manjua Forest in 2011, 61 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manjua Forest · ■ Mirik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**34%

Tap water ****64%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****42%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**85%

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 Manjua Forest?

■ Manjua Forest · ■ Mirik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****788**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**908

Working population ****28.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 35 (88%)

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 Mirik

- Rangmohan576 people
- Panthabari Forest556 people
- Panighata Manager's Bunglow213 people
- Lohagar Forest144 people
- Phuguri Forest79 people
- Manjha Fst.53 people

[All 21 villages in Mirik](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/mirik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manjua Forest?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manjua Forest in?Darjiling district (Mirik sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manjua Forest?72.8% (Census 2011)