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About Rango Forest Village

Rango Forest is one of the larger villages in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,131, made up of 4,563 males and 4,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1927.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rango Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rango Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Gorubathan
Pincode 735206
Area (hectares) 1927.13 hectares
Population 9,131
Male Population 4,563
Female Population 4,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Rango Forest compares

By the 2011 count Rango Forest is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1927.13 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Rango Forest

Rango Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rango 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. The nearest villages by name are Pankhasari Khasmahal, Paren Forest, Pashiting Khasmahal and Paten Godak 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 Rango Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Rango Forest village had a population of 9,131. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Rango Forest village has 4,563 males and 4,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rango Forest has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Rango Forest covers 1927.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Rango 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 km distance for Rango Forest.

Rango 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 Rango Forest today is likely to be higher.

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