# Dhukuria Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Dhukuria

Dhukuria is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,783 people in 369 households**, the 27th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,783people (2011)
- 369households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhukuria

Of every 100 households in Dhukuria in 2011, 79 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Dhukuria · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**71%

Use banking services ****75%**

**52%

Television ****57%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhukuria?

■ Dhukuria · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**992

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.0% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 185 (28%) · **■** Other work 357 (54%) · **■** Marginal 90 (13%)

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

- Guria2,913 people
- Panchakulguri2,485 people
- Udaysing2,092 people
- Rajpairi2,018 people
- Jugibhita1,528 people
- Kalabari1,482 people
- Mahatram1,299 people
- Chamtaguri Chhat1,267 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhukuria?1,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhukuria in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhukuria?76.0% (Census 2011)