# Khopalasi Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Khopalasi

Khopalasi is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,284 people in 987 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,284people (2011)
- 987households
- 85.1%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khopalasi

Of every 100 households in Khopalasi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Khopalasi · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**36%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**71%

Use banking services ****81%**

**52%

Television ****77%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Khopalasi?

■ Khopalasi · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**992

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 77.6% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,632 (85%) · **■** Marginal 233 (12%)

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

- Patiram8,315 people
- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Panchanai5,105 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khopalasi?5,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khopalasi in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khopalasi?85.1% (Census 2011)