# Jhauguri Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Jhauguri

Jhauguri is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 155 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 767people (2011)
- 155households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhauguri

Of every 100 households in Jhauguri in 2011, 77 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhauguri · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**71%

Use banking services ****34%**

**52%

Television ****55%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhauguri?

■ Jhauguri · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1488**

**992

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 265 (95%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Sisabari1,085 people
- Sivoke Forest1,045 people
- Nichitpur990 people
- Dumriguri Chhat950 people
- Khoklong737 people
- Ujanu660 people
- Lalsara Chhat551 people
- Gouri428 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhauguri?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhauguri in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhauguri?62.1% (Census 2011)