# Dakshin Matiali Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Matiali

Dakshin Matiali is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,068 people in 878 households**, the 25th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 4,068people (2011)
- 878households
- 76.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Matiali

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Matiali in 2011, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshin Matiali · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dakshin Matiali?

■ Dakshin Matiali · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**970

Working population ****43.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 69.6% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 417 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 314 (18%) · **■** Marginal 651 (37%)

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

- Uttar Khalpara4,117 people
- Anandapur Tea Garden4,104 people
- Washabari Tea Garden4,101 people
- Neoranadi Tea Garden4,077 people
- Bara Gharia4,063 people
- Kantadighi Kumarpara3,823 people
- Dhalabari3,676 people
- Dakshin Chak Maulani3,531 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Matiali?4,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Matiali in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Matiali?76.4% (Census 2011)