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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Guria

Guria is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,913 people in 617 households**, the 23rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,913people (2011)
- 617households
- 70.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Guria

Of every 100 households in Guria in 2011, 67 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Guria · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**26%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****45%**

**52%

Television ****61%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Guria?

■ Guria · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**992

Working population ****35.4%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 916 (89%) · **■** Marginal 82 (8%)

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

- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Pelku3,112 people
- Panchakulguri2,485 people
- Udaysing2,092 people
- Rajpairi2,018 people
- Dhukuria1,783 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Guria?2,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guria in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Guria?70.1% (Census 2011)