# Chikanmati Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Chikanmati

Chikanmati is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 213 households**, the 81st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 962people (2011)
- 213households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chikanmati

Of every 100 households in Chikanmati in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chikanmati · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**62%

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 · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**970

Working population ****35.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 58.0% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (20%) · **■** Marginal 51 (15%)

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 Mal

- Betbari Tea Garden1,183 people
- Kalagaity Tea Garden1,100 people
- Saogaon981 people
- Malnadi Tea Garden965 people
- Haihai Pathar Tea Garden II953 people
- Targhera936 people
- Purbba Mauamari868 people
- Uttar Chengmari844 people

[All 103 villages in Mal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chikanmati?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikanmati in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chikanmati?62.8% (Census 2011)