# Mechi Forest Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Mechi Forest

Mechi Forest is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 42 households**, the 70th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 225people (2011)
- 42households
- 68.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mechi Forest

Of every 100 households in Mechi Forest in 2011, 44 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mechi Forest · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**83%

Use banking services ****50%**

**34%

Television ****24%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**19%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Mechi Forest?

■ Mechi Forest · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**966

Working population ****46.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (40%) · **■** Marginal 57 (54%)

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 Naxalbari

- Mingharar Chhat245 people
- Sirsia Tea Garden245 people
- Jhabar Chhat243 people
- Surajbar235 people
- Jamidargurir Chhat209 people
- Barabhita176 people
- Tarabari163 people
- Bairbhita111 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mechi Forest?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechi Forest in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mechi Forest?68.1% (Census 2011)