# Son Gachhi Tea Garden Village, Matiali – Population & Literacy

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Village · Matiali, Jalpaiguri 

# Son Gachhi Tea Garden

Son Gachhi Tea Garden is a village in Matiali sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,169 people in 686 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 3,169people (2011)
- 686households
- 56.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Son Gachhi Tea Garden

Of every 100 households in Son Gachhi Tea Garden in 2011, 88 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Son Gachhi Tea Garden · ■ Matiali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**73%

Tap water ****25%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**30%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**34%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**40%

Own their home ****28%**

**37%

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 Son Gachhi Tea Garden?

■ Son Gachhi Tea Garden · ■ Matiali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**972

Working population ****40.8%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 46.8% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 835 (65%) · **■** Marginal 449 (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 Matiali

- Purbba Batabari3,915 people
- Nakhati Tea Garden3,882 people
- Dakshin Dhupjhora3,696 people
- Mathachulka3,353 people
- Yongttong Tea Garden2,808 people
- Batabari Tea Garden2,644 people
- Engo Tea Garden1,063 people
- Khariarbandar870 people

[All 28 villages in Matiali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/matiali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Son Gachhi Tea Garden?3,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Son Gachhi Tea Garden in?Jalpaiguri district (Matiali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Son Gachhi Tea Garden?56.9% (Census 2011)