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

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Jhar Matiali

Jhar Matiali is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,493 people in 1,486 households**, the 8th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 6,493people (2011)
- 1,486households
- 66.6%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhar Matiali

Of every 100 households in Jhar Matiali in 2011, 18 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhar Matiali · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**70%

Tap water ****10%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**29%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Jhar Matiali?

■ Jhar Matiali · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**970

Working population ****35.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 492 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 593 (26%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 701 (31%) · **■** Marginal 471 (21%)

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

- Dakshin Hanskhali7,771 people
- Lishriver Tea Garden6,903 people
- Haihaipathar6,831 people
- Bainguri Tea Garden6,742 people
- Kranti5,961 people
- Gojaldoba Tea Garden5,184 people
- Ranichera Tea Garden5,088 people
- Jogesh Chandra Tea Garden4,881 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhar Matiali?6,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhar Matiali in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhar Matiali?66.6% (Census 2011)