# Baniakhari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Baniakhari

Baniakhari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,088 people in 1,066 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,088people (2011)
- 1,066households
- 66.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baniakhari

Of every 100 households in Baniakhari in 2011, 67 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baniakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**71%

Use banking services ****40%**

**52%

Television ****51%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**82%

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 Baniakhari?

■ Baniakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**992

Working population ****42.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,016 (92%) · **■** Marginal 75 (3%)

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 Matigara

- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Panchanai5,105 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people
- Palash4,204 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baniakhari?5,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniakhari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baniakhari?66.0% (Census 2011)