About Mahal Diram Forest Village

Mahal Diram Forest is a mid sized village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 559 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3209.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahal Diram Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahal Diram Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kurseong
Pincode	734203
Area (hectares)	3209.59 hectares
Population	1,086
Male Population	559
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahal Diram Forest compares

By the 2011 count Mahal Diram Forest is the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 3209.59 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 993.

Getting to Mahal Diram Forest

Mahal Diram Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahal Diram Forest as Available within 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 Latpanechar Forest, Lizziepur Tea Garden, Longview Tea Garden and Lonku 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.

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Common questions about Mahal Diram Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahal Diram Forest village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Mahal Diram Forest village has 559 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahal Diram Forest has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mahal Diram Forest is 734203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahal Diram Forest covers 3209.59 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.

Mahal Diram Forest falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahal Diram 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 - 10 km distance for Mahal Diram Forest.

Mahal Diram Forest is in Kurseong 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 Mahal Diram Forest today is likely to be higher.