# Chikanmati Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Chikanmati

Chikanmati is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,480 people in 478 households**, the 23rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,480people (2011)
- 478households
- 49.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chikanmati

Of every 100 households in Chikanmati in 2011, 46 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikanmati · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

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 Chikanmati?

■ Chikanmati · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**972

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 41.8% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (26%) · **■** Marginal 142 (16%)

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 Phansidewa

- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people
- Bara Pathuram2,728 people
- Thakurganja2,571 people
- Nirmmal2,557 people
- Kalaram2,463 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people
- Kashiram2,372 people
- Dhamnagachh2,356 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chikanmati?2,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikanmati in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chikanmati?49.5% (Census 2011)