About Mechi Forest Village

Mechi Forest is a small village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 114 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mechi Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mechi Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Naxalbari
Pincode	734429
Area (hectares)	1218.45 hectares
Population	225
Male Population	114
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Mechi Forest compares

By the 2011 count Mechi Forest is the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 1218.45 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mechi Forest

Mechi Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mechi 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 Mahasing, Mangalsing, Manjha Tea Garden and Marapur. 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 Mechi Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Mechi Forest village had a population of 225. That makes it the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Mechi Forest village has 114 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mechi Forest has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mechi Forest is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mechi Forest covers 1218.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mechi Forest falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mechi 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 Mechi Forest.

Mechi Forest is in Naxalbari 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.