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About Chumang Forest Village

Chumang Forest is a small village in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 63 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chumang Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chumang Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 512.34 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 63
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Chumang Forest compares

By the 2011 count Chumang Forest is the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 512.34 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chumang Forest

Chumang Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chumang 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 Algarah Bazer D I F, Bokhim Khasmahal, Dalapachan Khasmahal and Dalapchan Ridge Reserve 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 Chumang Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Chumang Forest village had a population of 120. That makes it the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Chumang Forest village has 63 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chumang Forest has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Chumang Forest covers 512.34 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.

Chumang Forest falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chumang 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 Chumang Forest.

Chumang Forest is in Kalimpong II 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 Chumang Forest today is likely to be higher.

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