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About Sakam Forest Village

Sakam Forest is a mid sized village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 751 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 893.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakam Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakam Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Gorubathan
Pincode 735231
Area (hectares) 893.56 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 751
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 542
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakam Forest compares

By the 2011 count Sakam Forest is the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 893.56 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Sakam Forest

Sakam Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakam Forest as Available within 5 - 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 Pogu Forest, Rango Forest, Rechila Chak Khasmahal and Rechila Forest. 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 Sakam Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakam Forest village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Sakam Forest village has 751 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakam Forest has about 542 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 Sakam Forest is 735231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakam Forest covers 893.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakam Forest.

Sakam 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 Sakam Forest today is likely to be higher.

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