# Kalabari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Kalabari

Kalabari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 315 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 315households
- 83.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalabari

Of every 100 households in Kalabari in 2011, 75 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kalabari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**36%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**71%

Use banking services ****53%**

**52%

Television ****58%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Kalabari?

■ Kalabari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**992

Working population ****30.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 75.3% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 346 (78%) · **■** Marginal 76 (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

- Udaysing2,092 people
- Rajpairi2,018 people
- Dhukuria1,783 people
- Jugibhita1,528 people
- Mahatram1,299 people
- Chamtaguri Chhat1,267 people
- Jadubhitar Chhat1,242 people
- Karaibari1,183 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalabari?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalabari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalabari?83.1% (Census 2011)