# Raydak Forest Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Raydak Forest

Raydak Forest is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 186 households**, the 48th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 865people (2011)
- 186households
- 55.7%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raydak Forest

Of every 100 households in Raydak Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raydak Forest · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Raydak Forest?

■ Raydak Forest · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**947

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 46.7% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (14%) · **■** Marginal 193 (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 Kumargram

- Dhumpara Forest1,439 people
- Bhalka Forest1,438 people
- Phaskhawa Tea Garden1,202 people
- Paglarhat1,157 people
- Jayanti Tea Garden II842 people
- Hemaguri802 people
- Dhantali768 people
- Lalchandpur690 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raydak Forest?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raydak Forest in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raydak Forest?55.7% (Census 2011)