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About Lish Forest Village

Lish 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 360, made up of 173 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1893.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lish Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lish Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 1893.88 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 173
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lish Forest compares

By the 2011 count Lish Forest is the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 1893.88 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 958.

Getting to Lish Forest

Lish Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lish Forest as Available within <5 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 Kaffir Khasmahal, Kalimpong Dansong Forest, Kalimpong Khasmahal and Kanke Bong 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 Lish Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Lish Forest village had a population of 360. That makes it the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Lish Forest village has 173 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lish Forest has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Lish Forest covers 1893.88 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.

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

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

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

Lish 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.

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

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