About Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest Village

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve 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 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kalimpong II
Pincode	734316
Area (hectares)	141.24 hectares
Population	49
Male Population	25
Female Population	24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest compares

By the 2011 count Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is the 30th 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 141.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalapchan Ridge Reserve 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest from other places

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest lies about 30 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Bagrakot, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest
Nearest town	Kālimpong	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bagrakot	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalimpong II	30 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	30 km

Villages closest to Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalimpong II tehsil.

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 Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest village had a population of 49. That makes it the 30th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is 734316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest covers 141.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is Bagrakot, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is about 30 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalapchan Ridge Reserve Forest is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 9.1 km away. Bagrakot is about 25 km away. Kalimpong II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalapchan Slip Reserve Forest (under 2 km), Santuk Khasmahal (2.0 km) and Algarah Bazer D I F (3.5 km).

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