Rangli Rangliot Community Development Block, with population of about 70 thousand is Darjiling district's the 4th least populous sub district, located in Darjiling district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 29 villages in the sub district, among them Mangpu Cinchona Plantation is the most populous village with population of about 14 thousand and Teesta Valley Forest is the least populous village with population of 179. Mangpu Cinchona Plantation is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 122 km2 and Reshop Bazar is the smallest with 0 km2.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 70 thousand people, among them about 35 thousand (50%) are male and about 35 thousand (50%) are female. 61% of the whole population are from general caste, 6% are from schedule caste and 33% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Rangli Rangliot community development block is 9%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 15 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
100% population of Rangli Rangliot community development block live in the Rangli Rangliot Sub District rural part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
70,125 |
43,045 |
3,893 |
23,187 |
6,163 |
| Male |
35,025 |
21,563 |
1,942 |
11,520 |
3,146 |
| Female |
35,100 |
21,482 |
1,951 |
11,667 |
3,017 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 59% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Buddhists which contribute 32% of the total population and Christians are the third largest religious community here with 8% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1001 in Buddhists are 1012 and in Christians are 987.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
70,125 |
41,365 |
306 |
5,693 |
42 |
22,260 |
89 |
283 |
87 |
| Male |
35,025 |
20,668 |
177 |
2,865 |
22 |
11,065 |
48 |
143 |
37 |
| Female |
35,100 |
20,697 |
129 |
2,828 |
20 |
11,195 |
41 |
140 |
50 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 9% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 64 thousand. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 9.5% which is 1.1% higher than male population growth rate of 8.4%. General caste population has decreased by -24.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 55.2%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 361.2% and child population has decreased by -7.7% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
9% |
-24.2% |
55.2% |
361.2% |
-7.7% |
| Male |
8.4% |
-24.3% |
52.8% |
351.4% |
-9.6% |
| Female |
9.5% |
-24.2% |
57.7% |
371.2% |
-5.7% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 1002 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 996, in schedule caste is 1005 and in schedule tribe is 1013. There are 959 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 10 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 40 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
10 |
1 |
32 |
43 |
40 |
| 2011 |
1002 |
996 |
1005 |
1013 |
959 |
| 2001 |
992 |
995 |
973 |
970 |
919 |
Literacy
Total about 51 thousand people in the sub district are literate, among them about 28 thousand are male and about 24 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Rangli Rangliot is 81%. 88% of male and 73% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 8%. Male literacy has gone up by 6% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
7.7% |
5.6% |
10.0% |
| 2011 |
80.5% |
87.7% |
73.4% |
| 2001 |
72.8% |
82.1% |
63.4% |
Workers profile
Rangli Rangliot has 38% (about 26 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 46% male and 29% female population are working population. 31% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 16% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 19% of total female population are main and 10% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
37.5% |
24.6% |
13% |
62.5% |
| Male |
46.4% |
30.6% |
15.9% |
53.6% |
| Female |
28.7% |
18.6% |
10.1% |
71.3% |