# Kamala Barir Chhat Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Kamala Barir Chhat

Kamala Barir Chhat is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 57 households**, the 50th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 264people (2011)
- 57households
- 69.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamala Barir Chhat

Of every 100 households in Kamala Barir Chhat in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamala Barir Chhat · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**36%

Tap water ****19%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**59%

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

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**71%

Use banking services ****19%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kamala Barir Chhat?

■ Kamala Barir Chhat · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**992

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (18%) · **■** Marginal 67 (80%)

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

- Nunu Bairagi364 people
- Bataliguri362 people
- Sivok Hill Forest321 people
- Purba Karai Barir Chhat314 people
- Rupan Chhat238 people
- Fulbari Pataner Chhat234 people
- Jhauguri Chhat147 people
- Patan142 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamala Barir Chhat?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamala Barir Chhat in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamala Barir Chhat?69.6% (Census 2011)
