# Nichitpur Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Nichitpur

Nichitpur is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 192 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 990people (2011)
- 192households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nichitpur

Of every 100 households in Nichitpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nichitpur · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**71%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****33%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**12%

Own their home ****32%**

**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 Nichitpur?

■ Nichitpur · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**992

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 45.9% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 373 (83%) · **■** Marginal 74 (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

- Karaibari1,183 people
- Lachka1,126 people
- Sisabari1,085 people
- Sivoke Forest1,045 people
- Dumriguri Chhat950 people
- Jhauguri767 people
- Khoklong737 people
- Ujanu660 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nichitpur?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichitpur in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nichitpur?58.0% (Census 2011)