Tukdah Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tukdah Forest is a village situated in Rangli Rangliot block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 276 families residing in the village Tukdah Forest. The total population of Tukdah Forest is 1,249 out of which 644 are males and 605 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tukdah Forest is 939.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tukdah Forest village is 120 which is 10% of the total population. There are 73 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tukdah Forest is 644 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Tukdah Forest village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tukdah Forest is 87%. Thus Tukdah Forest village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 92.99% and the female literacy rate is 80.82% in Tukdah Forest village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tukdah Forest village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tukdah Forest Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tukdah Forest village.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children | 120 | 73 | 47 |
Literacy | 86.98% | 92.99% | 80.82% |
Scheduled Caste | 47 | 26 | 21 |
Scheduled Tribe | 561 | 280 | 281 |
Illiterate | 267 | 113 | 154 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.9% of total population in Tukdah Forest village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tukdah Forest village out of total population, 407 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 407 workers engaged in Main Work, 44 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 292 | 233 | 59 |
Cultivators | 44 | 34 | 10 |
Agriculture Labourer | 38 | 34 | 4 |
Household Industries | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Other Workers | 203 | 161 | 42 |
Marginal Workers | 115 | 95 | 20 |
Non Working | 842 | 316 | 526 |
Nearby Villages to Tukdah Forest,
Below are the list of villages near Tukdah Forest village in Rangli Rangliot.
Village | Population |
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Hum Tukdah Khasmahal | 3,014 |
Lapchu Khasmahal | 795 |
Lingding Khasmahal | 588 |
Singringtam | 835 |
Rayak Khasmahal | 378 |
Manedara | 1,376 |
Kolbong Khasmahal | 602 |
Tukdah | 3,061 |
Chegra Khasmahal | 1,010 |
Tukdh Tea Garden | 3,861 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tukdah Forest, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia