# Gouri Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Gouri

Gouri is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 98 households**, the 43rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 428people (2011)
- 98households
- 59.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gouri

Of every 100 households in Gouri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gouri · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**59%

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

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****39%**

**52%

Television ****38%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**12%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Gouri?

■ Gouri · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****578**

**992

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 44.5% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 116 (64%) · **■** Marginal 64 (36%)

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

- Jhauguri767 people
- Khoklong737 people
- Ujanu660 people
- Lalsara Chhat551 people
- Bara Adalpur Dwitiya Khanda419 people
- Malahar376 people
- Nunu Bairagi364 people
- Bataliguri362 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gouri?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gouri in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gouri?59.9% (Census 2011)