About Dumchi Forest Village

Dumchi Forest is a small village in Madarihat tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 170 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1199.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumchi Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumchi Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Madarihat
Pincode	735228
Area (hectares)	1199.52 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	170
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumchi Forest compares

By the 2011 count Dumchi Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents. Its 1199.52 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 969.

Getting to Dumchi Forest

Dumchi Forest is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumchi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Sisubari, Dalmore Tea Garden, Dangapara and Dheklapara Tea Garden. 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 Dumchi Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumchi Forest village had a population of 327. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents.

Dumchi Forest village has 170 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumchi Forest has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dumchi Forest is 735228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumchi Forest covers 1199.52 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.

Dumchi Forest falls under Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dumchi Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dumchi Forest.

Dumchi Forest is in Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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.