# Chekarmari Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Chekarmari

Chekarmari is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 170 households**, the 39th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 876people (2011)
- 170households
- 64.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chekarmari

Of every 100 households in Chekarmari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chekarmari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**64%

Tap water ****44%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**28%

Television ****30%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****83%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chekarmari?

■ Chekarmari · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**978

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 54.0% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 348 (89%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharibari

- Subalbhita1,022 people
- Jatru1,008 people
- Deburam968 people
- Bagha943 people
- Deoanbhita857 people
- Budhsing824 people
- Bagulahagi813 people
- Fulbari810 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chekarmari?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chekarmari in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chekarmari?64.6% (Census 2011)