# Panchakulguri Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Panchakulguri

Panchakulguri is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,485 people in 503 households**, the 24th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,485people (2011)
- 503households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchakulguri

Of every 100 households in Panchakulguri in 2011, 66 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchakulguri · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**71%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****46%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Panchakulguri?

■ Panchakulguri · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**992

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 715 (85%) · **■** Marginal 56 (7%)

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

- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Pelku3,112 people
- Guria2,913 people
- Udaysing2,092 people
- Rajpairi2,018 people
- Dhukuria1,783 people
- Jugibhita1,528 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchakulguri?2,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchakulguri in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchakulguri?65.8% (Census 2011)