# Mahatram Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Mahatram

Mahatram is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,299 people in 274 households**, the 30th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,299people (2011)
- 274households
- 59.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahatram

Of every 100 households in Mahatram in 2011, 75 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahatram · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**36%

Tap water ****29%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**71%

Use banking services ****26%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**12%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 Mahatram?

■ Mahatram · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**992

Working population ****41.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 46.8% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 448 (83%) · **■** Marginal 84 (16%)

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

- Rajpairi2,018 people
- Dhukuria1,783 people
- Jugibhita1,528 people
- Kalabari1,482 people
- Chamtaguri Chhat1,267 people
- Jadubhitar Chhat1,242 people
- Karaibari1,183 people
- Lachka1,126 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahatram?1,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahatram in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahatram?59.6% (Census 2011)