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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Khoklong

Khoklong is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **737 people in 136 households**, the 40th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 737people (2011)
- 136households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khoklong

Of every 100 households in Khoklong in 2011, 67 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khoklong · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**71%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Khoklong?

■ Khoklong · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**992

Working population ****31.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 53.1% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (78%) · **■** Marginal 43 (19%)

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

- Sivoke Forest1,045 people
- Nichitpur990 people
- Dumriguri Chhat950 people
- Jhauguri767 people
- Ujanu660 people
- Lalsara Chhat551 people
- Gouri428 people
- Bara Adalpur Dwitiya Khanda419 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khoklong?737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoklong in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khoklong?62.2% (Census 2011)