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About Rangpo Forest Village

Rangpo 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 1,397, made up of 718 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangpo Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangpo Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734315
Area (hectares) 238.36 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 718
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Rangpo Forest compares

By the 2011 count Rangpo Forest is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 238.36 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Rangpo Forest

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

How far is Rangpo Forest from other places

Rangpo Forest lies about 30 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 30 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 Rangpo Forest
Nearest town Kālimpong 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong II 30 km
District headquarters Darjiling 30 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 30 km

Villages closest to Rangpo 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 Rangpo Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangpo Forest village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Rangpo Forest village has 718 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangpo Forest has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Rangpo Forest is 734315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangpo Forest covers 238.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rangpo Forest is Darjeeling, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rangpo Forest.

Rangpo 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.

Rangpo Forest is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 18 km away. Kalimpong II is about 30 km away. Darjiling 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 Mansong Cinchona Plantation (3.8 km), Algarah Bazer D I F (8.3 km) and Sangser Forest (8.4 km).

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

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