# Nengtichhara Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Nengtichhara

Nengtichhara is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,182 people in 702 households**, the 20th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,182people (2011)
- 702households
- 69.6%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nengtichhara

Of every 100 households in Nengtichhara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nengtichhara · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**71%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****47%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nengtichhara?

■ Nengtichhara · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**992

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 78 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,179 (77%) · **■** Marginal 255 (17%)

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

- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Chamta3,446 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Pelku3,112 people
- Guria2,913 people
- Panchakulguri2,485 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nengtichhara?3,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nengtichhara in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nengtichhara?69.6% (Census 2011)