# Uttar Chhekamari Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Uttar Chhekamari

Uttar Chhekamari is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,216 people in 492 households**, the 28th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,216people (2011)
- 492households
- 69.9%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Chhekamari

Of every 100 households in Uttar Chhekamari in 2011, 39 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Chhekamari · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**59%

Tap water ****8%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Uttar Chhekamari?

■ Uttar Chhekamari · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**974

Working population ****48.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (22%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 174 (16%) · **■** Marginal 419 (39%)

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

- Dheklapara Tea Garden2,643 people
- Dakshin Madarihat2,453 people
- Uttar Rangali Baznar2,408 people
- Dakshin Sisubari2,219 people
- Hoasinbad Tea Garden2,202 people
- Chapaguri2,088 people
- Purba Madarihat2,042 people
- Purba Khairbari2,033 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Chhekamari?2,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Chhekamari in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Chhekamari?69.9% (Census 2011)