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About Teesta Valley Forest Village

Teesta Valley Forest is a small village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 100 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5413.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teesta Valley Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teesta Valley Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734226
Area (hectares) 5413.94 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 100
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teesta Valley Forest compares

By the 2011 count Teesta Valley Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 5413.94 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Teesta Valley Forest

Teesta Valley Forest is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Teesta Valley Forest as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Teesta Valley Forest from other places

Teesta Valley Forest lies about 16 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 16 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 Teesta Valley Forest
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 7.8 km
District headquarters Darjiling 16 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 16 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 16 km

Villages closest to Teesta Valley Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Teesta Valley Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Teesta Valley Forest village had a population of 179. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Teesta Valley Forest village has 100 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teesta Valley Forest has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Teesta Valley Forest is 734226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teesta Valley Forest covers 5413.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Teesta Valley Forest falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Teesta Valley Forest is Darjeeling, about 16 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 village for Teesta Valley Forest.

Teesta Valley Forest is about 16 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teesta Valley Forest is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 7.8 km away. Darjiling is about 16 km away. Dārjiling is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Mungwa (under 2 km), Takling Khasmahal (2.1 km) and Soriang Khasmahal (2.6 km).

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

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