# Sivok Hill Forest Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Sivok Hill Forest

Sivok Hill Forest is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 76 households**, the 48th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 321people (2011)
- 76households
- 83.2%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sivok Hill Forest

Of every 100 households in Sivok Hill Forest in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sivok Hill Forest · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**26%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Sivok Hill Forest?

■ Sivok Hill Forest · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**992

Working population ****40.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 59 (45%) · **■** Marginal 71 (55%)

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

- Bara Adalpur Dwitiya Khanda419 people
- Malahar376 people
- Nunu Bairagi364 people
- Bataliguri362 people
- Purba Karai Barir Chhat314 people
- Kamala Barir Chhat264 people
- Rupan Chhat238 people
- Fulbari Pataner Chhat234 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sivok Hill Forest?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sivok Hill Forest in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sivok Hill Forest?83.2% (Census 2011)