# Kawakhari Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Kawakhari

Kawakhari is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,676 people in 825 households**, the 17th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,676people (2011)
- 825households
- 89.7%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kawakhari

Of every 100 households in Kawakhari in 2011, 82 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kawakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**36%

Tap water ****26%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**71%

Use banking services ****61%**

**52%

Television ****73%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Kawakhari?

■ Kawakhari · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**992

Working population ****38.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 83.9% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,247 (89%) · **■** Marginal 73 (5%)

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

- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Chamta3,446 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kawakhari?3,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawakhari in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kawakhari?89.7% (Census 2011)