About Kaffir Forest Village

Kaffir Forest is a small village in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 5 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaffir Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaffir Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kalimpong I
Pincode	734314
Area (hectares)	302.88 hectares
Population	15
Male Population	5
Female Population	10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,000
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 Kaffir Forest compares

By the 2011 count Kaffir Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 302.88 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 958.

Getting to Kaffir Forest

Kaffir Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaffir 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 Comesi Forest, Dungra Khasmahal, Gulling Forest and Homes St And Graihms. 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 Kaffir Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaffir Forest village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Kaffir Forest village has 5 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaffir Forest has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kaffir Forest is 734314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaffir Forest covers 302.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaffir Forest falls under Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaffir 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 Kaffir Forest.

Kaffir Forest is in Kalimpong I 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.