# Malahar Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Malahar

Malahar is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 71 households**, the 45th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 376people (2011)
- 71households
- 80.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malahar

Of every 100 households in Malahar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Malahar · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**36%

Tap water ****42%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**71%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****66%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Malahar?

■ Malahar · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**992

Working population ****29.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (69%) · **■** Marginal 26 (24%)

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

- Ujanu660 people
- Lalsara Chhat551 people
- Gouri428 people
- Bara Adalpur Dwitiya Khanda419 people
- Nunu Bairagi364 people
- Bataliguri362 people
- Sivok Hill Forest321 people
- Purba Karai Barir Chhat314 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malahar?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malahar in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Malahar?80.9% (Census 2011)