# Thiknikata Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Thiknikata

Thiknikata is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,294 people in 751 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,294people (2011)
- 751households
- 87.0%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thiknikata

Of every 100 households in Thiknikata in 2011, 88 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Thiknikata · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**36%

Tap water ****9%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**71%

Use banking services ****66%**

**52%

Television ****72%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Thiknikata?

■ Thiknikata · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**992

Working population ****35.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 82.2% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,020 (88%) · **■** Marginal 67 (6%)

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 Gharia3,744 people
- Rangia3,682 people
- Kawakhari3,676 people
- Chamta3,446 people
- Nengtichhara3,182 people
- Mohorgon Tea Garden3,169 people
- Pelku3,112 people
- Guria2,913 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thiknikata?3,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thiknikata in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thiknikata?87.0% (Census 2011)