# Dumchi Forest Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Dumchi Forest

Dumchi Forest is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 70 households**, the 46th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 327people (2011)
- 70households
- 58.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dumchi Forest

Of every 100 households in Dumchi Forest in 2011, 36 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dumchi Forest · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**63%

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 Dumchi Forest?

■ Dumchi Forest · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**974

Working population ****37.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 56.3% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (7%)

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 Madarihat

- Holapara Forest617 people
- Garochera Bandapani569 people
- Khairbari Forest494 people
- Riti Forest337 people
- Dangapara274 people
- Titi Forest38 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dumchi Forest?327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumchi Forest in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dumchi Forest?58.6% (Census 2011)