# Rajpairi Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Rajpairi

Rajpairi is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,018 people in 414 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,018people (2011)
- 414households
- 61.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajpairi

Of every 100 households in Rajpairi in 2011, 53 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajpairi · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**36%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****32%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Rajpairi?

■ Rajpairi · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**992

Working population ****42.0%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 50.5% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 489 (58%) · **■** Marginal 121 (14%)

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

- Pelku3,112 people
- Guria2,913 people
- Panchakulguri2,485 people
- Udaysing2,092 people
- Dhukuria1,783 people
- Jugibhita1,528 people
- Kalabari1,482 people
- Mahatram1,299 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajpairi?2,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajpairi in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajpairi?61.0% (Census 2011)