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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Nimai

Nimai is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,816 people in 832 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,816people (2011)
- 832households
- 68.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nimai

Of every 100 households in Nimai in 2011, 56 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nimai · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**36%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**71%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****45%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nimai?

■ Nimai · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**992

Working population ****40.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,342 (88%) · **■** Marginal 123 (8%)

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

- Daknikata4,497 people
- Palash4,204 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Chamta3,446 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nimai?3,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimai in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nimai?68.2% (Census 2011)