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About Riyong Forest Village

Riyong 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 185, made up of 97 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riyong Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riyong Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734321
Area (hectares) 10.52 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 97
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Riyong Forest compares

By the 2011 count Riyong Forest is the 36th 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 10.52 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Riyong Forest

Riyong Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Riyong 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 Pudung Khasmahal, Rambi Bazar D I F, Ramthi Forest and Riayang Railway Station. 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 Riyong Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Riyong Forest village had a population of 185. That makes it the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Riyong Forest village has 97 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riyong Forest has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Riyong Forest is 734321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riyong Forest covers 10.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Riyong 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 Riyong Forest.

Riyong 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 Riyong Forest today is likely to be higher.

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