# Gaurcharan Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Gaurcharan

Gaurcharan is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,124 people in 936 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,124people (2011)
- 936households
- 64.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurcharan

Of every 100 households in Gaurcharan in 2011, 75 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gaurcharan · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**36%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**71%

Use banking services ****84%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Gaurcharan?

■ Gaurcharan · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**992

Working population ****37.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,238 (80%) · **■** Marginal 268 (17%)

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

- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people
- Palash4,204 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurcharan?4,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurcharan in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurcharan?64.8% (Census 2011)