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About Dalgaon Forest Village

Dalgaon Forest is a small village in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 162 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4237.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalgaon Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalgaon Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Falakata
Pincode 735204
Area (hectares) 4237.5 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 162
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dalgaon Forest compares

By the 2011 count Dalgaon Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 4237.5 hectares work out to about 0.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dalgaon Forest

Dalgaon Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dalgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalgaon Forest from other places

Dalgaon Forest lies about 46 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Dalgaon, about under 2 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 Dalgaon Forest
Nearest railway station Dalgaon under 2 km
Nearest town Birpara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Falakata 22 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 46 km

Villages closest to Dalgaon Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falakata 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 Dalgaon Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalgaon Forest village had a population of 317. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Dalgaon Forest village has 162 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalgaon Forest has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dalgaon Forest is 735204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalgaon Forest covers 4237.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalgaon Forest falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalgaon Forest is Dalgaon, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dalgaon Forest.

Dalgaon Forest is about 46 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalgaon Forest is in Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Dalgaon is about under 2 km away. Birpara is about under 2 km away. Falakata is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalgaon (under 2 km), Dalgaon Tea Garden (under 2 km) and Tasti Tea Garden (7.4 km).

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

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