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About Paren Forest Village

Paren Forest is a small village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 104 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1462.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paren Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paren Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Gorubathan
Pincode 735206
Area (hectares) 1462.14 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 104
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paren Forest compares

By the 2011 count Paren Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1462.14 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Paren Forest

Paren Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paren Forest as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paren Forest from other places

Paren Forest lies about 60 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Nagrakata, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paren Forest
Tehsil headquarters Gorubathan 18 km
Nearest railway station Nagrakata 20 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 24 km
District headquarters Darjiling 60 km

Villages closest to Paren Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorubathan tehsil.

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 Paren Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Paren Forest village had a population of 196. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Paren Forest village has 104 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paren Forest has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Paren Forest is 735206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paren Forest covers 1462.14 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Paren Forest is Nagrakata, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paren Forest.

Paren Forest is about 60 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paren Forest is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about 18 km away. Nagrakata is about 20 km away. Kālimpong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paten Godak Khasmahal (under 2 km), Kumai Forest (8.1 km) and Kumai Khasmahal (8.1 km).

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

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