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.

Population
1,397
Families
302
Literacy
72.49%
Sex Ratio
946

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.

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