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

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Tomba

Tomba is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,632 people in 1,935 households**, the 1st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 9,632people (2011)
- 1,935households
- 73.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tomba

Of every 100 households in Tomba in 2011, 77 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tomba · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**71%

Use banking services ****61%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Tomba?

■ Tomba · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**992

Working population ****35.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 67.4% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (1%) · **■** Household industry 109 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,715 (80%) · **■** Marginal 480 (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

- Patiram8,315 people
- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tomba?9,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tomba in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tomba?73.9% (Census 2011)