# Paschim Madarihat Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Madarihat

Paschim Madarihat is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 420 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 420households
- 69.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Madarihat

Of every 100 households in Paschim Madarihat in 2011, 35 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Madarihat · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****14%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**63%

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 Paschim Madarihat?

■ Paschim Madarihat · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**974

Working population ****51.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (16%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 406 (40%) · **■** Marginal 357 (35%)

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 Madarihat

- Chapaguri2,088 people
- Purba Madarihat2,042 people
- Purba Khairbari2,033 people
- Uttar Khairbari1,963 people
- Madhya Chhekamari1,786 people
- Ballalguri1,746 people
- Rahimpur Tea Garden1,721 people
- Sarugaon1,429 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Madarihat?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Madarihat in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Madarihat?69.0% (Census 2011)