Mal Forest, Gorubathan

Mal Forest is a village located in the Gorubathan Subdivision of Kalimpong district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gorubathan block and comes under Garubathan-I Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Mal Forest is 1.1 thousands out of which 572 are males and rest 550 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 962 females per 1000 males. There are around 95 teenagers in Mal Forest. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 745 persons can read and write. Total 123 people belonging to scheduled caste and 513 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 216 households in Mal Forest, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 451. The pincode of Mal Forest is 735231 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Fagu SO Darjeeling
• Maipatey Gaon Branch Post office
• Ambeok Branch Post office
• Ahlay Branch Post office

Schools

Mal Forest has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Judhabir H S School
• Pokhriabong High School (Gorubathan)
• Chhotamanzing Pokhriabong
• Ambiok High School
• Gorubathan High School

Hospitals

Mal Forest has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Upper Fagu Sub-Center
• Bhuttabari Sub-Center
• Gorubathan Block Primary Health Center
• MissionHill Sub-Center

Banks

Mal Forest has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Gorubathan
• State Bank of India Gorubathan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Gorubathan