# Karaibari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Karaibari

Karaibari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,183 people in 237 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,183people (2011)
- 237households
- 70.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaibari

Of every 100 households in Karaibari in 2011, 87 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karaibari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**36%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**71%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****62%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Karaibari?

■ Karaibari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**992

Working population ****27.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 184 (56%) · **■** Marginal 104 (32%)

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

- Kalabari1,482 people
- Mahatram1,299 people
- Chamtaguri Chhat1,267 people
- Jadubhitar Chhat1,242 people
- Lachka1,126 people
- Sisabari1,085 people
- Sivoke Forest1,045 people
- Nichitpur990 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaibari?1,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaibari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karaibari?70.6% (Census 2011)