# Bara Gharia Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Bara Gharia

Bara Gharia is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,744 people in 811 households**, the 15th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,744people (2011)
- 811households
- 78.8%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Gharia

Of every 100 households in Bara Gharia in 2011, 73 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bara Gharia · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**36%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Bara Gharia?

■ Bara Gharia · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**992

Working population ****29.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,004 (92%) · **■** Marginal 72 (7%)

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

- Palash4,204 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Chamta3,446 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Gharia?3,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Gharia in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Gharia?78.8% (Census 2011)