# Purba Karai Barir Chhat Village, Matigara – Population

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Purba Karai Barir Chhat

Purba Karai Barir Chhat is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 68 households**, the 49th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 314people (2011)
- 68households
- 75.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Karai Barir Chhat

Of every 100 households in Purba Karai Barir Chhat in 2011, 85 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purba Karai Barir Chhat · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**71%

Use banking services ****51%**

**52%

Television ****65%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Purba Karai Barir Chhat?

■ Purba Karai Barir Chhat · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**992

Working population ****31.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 81 (82%)

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

- Malahar376 people
- Nunu Bairagi364 people
- Bataliguri362 people
- Sivok Hill Forest321 people
- Kamala Barir Chhat264 people
- Rupan Chhat238 people
- Fulbari Pataner Chhat234 people
- Jhauguri Chhat147 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Karai Barir Chhat?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Karai Barir Chhat in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Karai Barir Chhat?75.1% (Census 2011)