# Chamta Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Chamta

Chamta is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,446 people in 700 households**, the 18th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,446people (2011)
- 700households
- 73.3%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamta

Of every 100 households in Chamta in 2011, 71 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chamta · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**36%

Tap water ****38%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****40%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 Chamta?

■ Chamta · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**992

Working population ****49.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,224 (71%) · **■** Marginal 453 (26%)

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

- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Pelku3,112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chamta?3,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamta in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chamta?73.3% (Census 2011)