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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Rangia

Rangia is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,682 people in 823 households**, the 16th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,682people (2011)
- 823households
- 64.2%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rangia

Of every 100 households in Rangia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rangia · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**71%

Use banking services ****23%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Rangia?

■ Rangia · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**992

Working population ****43.0%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 55.5% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,464 (93%) · **■** Marginal 41 (3%)

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

- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Chamta3,446 people
- Thiknikata3,294 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rangia?3,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangia in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rangia?64.2% (Census 2011)