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About Mayrong Forest Village

Mayrong 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 366, made up of 186 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayrong Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayrong Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734314
Area (hectares) 322.94 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 186
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Mayrong Forest compares

By the 2011 count Mayrong Forest is the 24th 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 322.94 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mayrong Forest

Mayrong Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mayrong 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayrong Forest from other places

Mayrong Forest lies about 15 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 14 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 Mayrong Forest
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong II 15 km
District headquarters Darjiling 15 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 15 km

Villages closest to Mayrong 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.

Common questions about Mayrong Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayrong Forest village had a population of 366. That makes it the 24th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Mayrong Forest village has 186 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayrong Forest has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Mayrong Forest covers 322.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mayrong Forest is Darjeeling, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mayrong Forest.

Mayrong Forest is about 15 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayrong Forest is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 14 km away. Kalimpong II is about 15 km away. Darjiling is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedong Bazar D I F (5.9 km), Pedong Khasmahal (5.9 km) and Lava Bazar D I F (10 km).

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

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