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About Lehti Forest Village

Lehti Forest is a small village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 129 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1853.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehti Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehti Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Gorubathan
Pincode 734319
Area (hectares) 1853.88 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 129
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lehti Forest compares

By the 2011 count Lehti Forest is the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1853.88 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Lehti Forest

Lehti Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lehti Forest as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Eastnar Forest, Gorubathan Khasmahal, Kumai Forest and Kumai Khasmahal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lehti Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehti Forest village had a population of 266. That makes it the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Lehti Forest village has 129 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehti Forest has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Lehti Forest is 734319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehti Forest covers 1853.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lehti Forest falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lehti Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lehti Forest.

Lehti Forest is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lehti Forest today is likely to be higher.

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