# Lachka Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Lachka

Lachka is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 225 households**, the 34th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,126people (2011)
- 225households
- 70.6%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachka

Of every 100 households in Lachka in 2011, 86 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachka · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**71%

Use banking services ****17%**

**52%

Television ****64%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lachka?

■ Lachka · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1377**

**992

Working population ****29.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 257 (78%) · **■** Marginal 32 (10%)

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

- Mahatram1,299 people
- Chamtaguri Chhat1,267 people
- Jadubhitar Chhat1,242 people
- Karaibari1,183 people
- Sisabari1,085 people
- Sivoke Forest1,045 people
- Nichitpur990 people
- Dumriguri Chhat950 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachka?1,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachka in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lachka?70.6% (Census 2011)