About Pogu Forest Village

Pogu Forest is a small village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 144 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1755.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pogu Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pogu Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735222
Area (hectares)	1755.54 hectares
Population	299
Male Population	144
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pogu Forest compares

By the 2011 count Pogu Forest is the 23rd 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 1755.54 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Pogu Forest

Pogu Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pogu Forest as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pankasari Forest, Pankhasari Khasmahal, Paren Forest and Pashiting 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.

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Common questions about Pogu Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Pogu Forest village had a population of 299. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Pogu Forest village has 144 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pogu Forest has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Pogu Forest is 735222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pogu Forest covers 1755.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Pogu Forest notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Pogu Forest.

Pogu 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.