Tashiding Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tashiding Forest is a village situated in Kalimpong -I block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12 families residing in the village Tashiding Forest. The total population of Tashiding Forest is 59 out of which 31 are males and 28 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tashiding Forest is 903.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tashiding Forest village is 6 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2 male children and 4 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tashiding Forest is 2,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Tashiding Forest village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tashiding Forest is 83%. Thus Tashiding Forest village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 82.76% and the female literacy rate is 83.33% in Tashiding Forest village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tashiding Forest village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tashiding Forest Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tashiding Forest village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Literacy | 83.02% | 82.76% | 83.33% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Illiterate | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.8% of total population in Tashiding Forest village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tashiding Forest village out of total population, 35 were engaged in work activities. 2.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 34 | 18 | 16 |
| Non Working | 24 | 12 | 12 |
Nearby Villages to Tashiding Forest,
Below are the list of villages near Tashiding Forest village in Kalimpong -I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mangwa Forest | 711 |
| Kalimpong Khasmahal | 8,881 |
| Tista Bazar D.I.F. | 2,953 |
| Bong Khasmahal | 4,220 |
| Mangber Forest | 30 |
| Yokprintam Khasmahal | 1,220 |
| Kalimpong Dansong Forest | 795 |
| Slokbhir Khasmahal | 874 |
| Bhalukhop Khasmahal | 5,254 |
| Samalbong Khasmahal | 2,050 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tashiding Forest, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia