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

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Riti Forest

Riti Forest is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 69 households**, the 45th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 337people (2011)
- 69households
- 34.2%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riti Forest

Of every 100 households in Riti Forest in 2011, 66 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Riti Forest · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**35%

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

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****91%**

**38%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Riti Forest?

■ Riti Forest · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**974

Working population ****26.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 25.2% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (10%) · **■** Other work 14 (16%) · **■** Marginal 12 (14%)

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

- Lankapara Hat778 people
- Holapara Forest617 people
- Garochera Bandapani569 people
- Khairbari Forest494 people
- Dumchi Forest327 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 Riti Forest?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riti Forest in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Riti Forest?34.2% (Census 2011)