# Kauakhali Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Kauakhali

Kauakhali is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,615 people in 1,526 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 6,615people (2011)
- 1,526households
- 74.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kauakhali

Of every 100 households in Kauakhali in 2011, 76 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kauakhali · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**71%

Use banking services ****56%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Kauakhali?

■ Kauakhali · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**992

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 68.1% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (0%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,282 (95%) · **■** Marginal 50 (2%)

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

- Tomba9,632 people
- Patiram8,315 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Panchanai5,105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kauakhali?6,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauakhali in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kauakhali?74.4% (Census 2011)