Rangpo Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Rangpo Forest is a village situated in Kalimpong - II block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 302 families residing in the village Rangpo Forest. The total population of Rangpo Forest is 1,397 out of which 718 are males and 679 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rangpo Forest is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rangpo Forest village is 201 which is 14% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rangpo Forest is 779 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Rangpo Forest village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rangpo Forest is 72.5%. Thus Rangpo Forest village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 80.66% and the female literacy rate is 64.13% in Rangpo Forest village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rangpo Forest village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rangpo Forest Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rangpo Forest village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 201 | 113 | 88 |
| Literacy | 72.49% | 80.66% | 64.13% |
| Scheduled Caste | 132 | 63 | 69 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 254 | 130 | 124 |
| Illiterate | 530 | 230 | 300 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.2% of total population in Rangpo Forest village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rangpo Forest village out of total population, 402 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 402 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 375 | 311 | 64 |
| Cultivators | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 356 | 296 | 60 |
| Marginal Workers | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| Non Working | 995 | 392 | 603 |
Nearby Villages to Rangpo Forest,
Below are the list of villages near Rangpo Forest village in Kalimpong - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mangchu Forest | 1,210 |
| Mansong Cinchona Plantation | 8,812 |
| Kashone Khasmahal | 2,449 |
| Pedong Bazar D.I.F. | 817 |
| Pedong Khasmahal | 4,274 |
| Kagey Khasmahal | 2,401 |
| Maria Khasmahal | 437 |
| Ladam Khasmahal | 3,016 |
| Lingsaykha Khasmahal | 2,278 |
| Lingsay Khasmahal | 2,706 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rangpo Forest, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia