# Galmakhari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Galmakhari

Galmakhari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 11 households**, the 59th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 45people (2011)
- 11households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,647females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galmakhari

Of every 100 households in Galmakhari in 2011, 80 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galmakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**71%

Use banking services ****40%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Galmakhari?

■ Galmakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1647**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3500**

**992

Working population ****26.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 65% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (92%)

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

- Salbari Chhat Pratham Khanda107 people
- Ruhinir Chhat98 people
- Champasari Chhat96 people
- Khok Long Chaat52 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galmakhari?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galmakhari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galmakhari?72.2% (Census 2011)