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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIMA TAMANG
Contact: 89****7172
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- LGD code
- 306345
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population
- 1,024
- Households
- 197
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 412
Census 2011 · in context
How Mal Forest compares
By population, Mal Forest ranks #19 of 38 villages in Gorubathan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Mal Forest
- 66.4%
- Gorubathan mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
+9 vs mandal average
- Mal Forest
- 962
- Gorubathan mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Mal Forest
- 5.2
- Gorubathan mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mal Forest at a glance
Mal Forest is a village of 1,024 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Gorubathan block, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, the 19th-largest of 38 villages in Gorubathan block. Literacy is 66%, 2 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 735231, served by Fagu (Darjiling) post office; the LGD village code is 306345. The sarpanch is NIMA TAMANG, and the village votes in Kalimpong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Kumar Chetri. The population is estimated at 1,145 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mal Forest
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 2,499.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,860.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mal Forest
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mal Forest
- LGD code
- 306345
- Pincode
- 735231
- Post office
- Fagu (Darjiling)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,024
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,145
- Households
- 197
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalimpong
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bharat Kumar Chetri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIMA TAMANG
- Block / Mandal
- Gorubathan
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 735231
- Gorubathan KhasmahalGorubathan mandal5,291 pop
- Upper Fagu Tea GardenGorubathan mandal3,587 pop
- Pankhasari KhasmahalGorubathan mandal3,349 pop
- Lower Fagu Tea GardenGorubathan mandal2,070 pop
- Nim KhasmahalGorubathan mandal1,764 pop
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,627 pop
- Samabiyong Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,608 pop
- Mal KhasmahalGorubathan mandal1,322 pop
- Ambeok Tea GardenGorubathan mandal1,297 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mal Forest
Other villages in Gorubathan mandal
View all 37+ →- Rango Forest
- Paten Godak Khasmahal
- Gorubathan Khasmahal
- Today Tangta Khasmahal
- Kumai Tea Garden
- Samsing Khasmahal
- Upper Fagu Tea Garden
- Pankhasari Khasmahal
- Pagrang Bong Khasmahal
- Lower Fagu Tea Garden
- Nim Khasmahal
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden
- Samabiyong Tea Garden
- Kumai Khasmahal
- Kumai Forest
- Mal Khasmahal
- Ambeok Tea Garden
- Sakam Forest
- Dalingma Khasmahal
- Pankasari Forest
- Dalingkot Forest
- Pogu Forest
- Lehti Forest
- Pashiting Khasmahal
- Paren Forest
- Noam Forest
- Ambeok Forest
- Chichu Forest
- Eastnar Forest
- Manabari Khasmahal
- Mo Forest
- Rechila Chak Khasmahal
- Rechila Forest
- Ruka Forest
- Thousum Forest
- Turibari Khasmahal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)