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About Mangchu Forest Village

Mangchu Forest is a mid sized village in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 636 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangchu Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangchu Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 282.07 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 636
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Mangchu Forest compares

By the 2011 count Mangchu Forest is the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 282.07 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mangchu Forest

Mangchu Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangchu 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. The nearest villages by name are Lava Bazar D I F, Lava Forest, Lingsay Khasmahal and Lingsaykha 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 Mangchu Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangchu Forest village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Mangchu Forest village has 636 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangchu Forest has about 903 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 Mangchu Forest is 734314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangchu Forest covers 282.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mangchu Forest notes the nearest railway station 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 Mangchu Forest.

Mangchu 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 Mangchu Forest today is likely to be higher.

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