# Khaprail Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Khaprail

Khaprail is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,004 people in 832 households**, the 13th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,004people (2011)
- 832households
- 66.6%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khaprail

Of every 100 households in Khaprail in 2011, 65 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khaprail · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**71%

Use banking services ****75%**

**52%

Television ****49%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**12%

Own their home ****35%**

**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 Khaprail?

■ Khaprail · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**992

Working population ****40.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,391 (85%) · **■** Marginal 218 (13%)

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

- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people
- Palash4,204 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khaprail?4,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaprail in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khaprail?66.6% (Census 2011)