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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Pelku

Pelku is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,112 people in 623 households**, the 22nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,112people (2011)
- 623households
- 85.6%literacy
- 742females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pelku

Of every 100 households in Pelku in 2011, 76 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pelku · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**71%

Use banking services ****26%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**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 Pelku?

■ Pelku · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**992

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 977 (83%) · **■** Marginal 94 (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

- Chamta3,446 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Guria2,913 people
- Panchakulguri2,485 people
- Udaysing2,092 people
- Rajpairi2,018 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pelku?3,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelku in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pelku?85.6% (Census 2011)