Matigara is a Taluk located in Darjiling district of West Bengal. It is one of 13 Taluks of Darjiling district. There are 72 villages and 6 towns in Matigara Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Matigara Taluk has 42666 households, population of 197278 of which 101023 are males and 96255 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 24760 which is 12.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Matigara Taluk is around
953 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Matigara Taluk is 65.39% out of which 71.62% males are literate and 58.86% females are literate. The total area of Matigara is 174.23 sq.km with population density of 1132 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 68.73% of population lives in Urban area and 31.27% lives in Rural area. There are 35.75% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 13.42% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Matigara Taluk.
Matigara Religion Population
Description | Population | Percentage |
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Total | 197278 | 100% |
Hindu | 172637 | 87.51% |
Christian | 10591 | 5.37% |
Muslim | 10305 | 5.22% |
Buddhist | 2855 | 1.45% |
Other religions and persuasions | 508 | 0.26% |
Sikh | 192 | 0.1% |
Religion not stated | 142 | 0.07% |
Jain | 48 | 0.02% |
Matigara Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
Description | Urban | Rural |
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Number of households | 14095 | 28571 |
Total Population | 61695 | 135583 |
Population (%) | 50.47% | 48.46% |
Male Population | 31139 | 69884 |
Female Population | 30556 | 65699 |
Sex Ratio | 981 | 940 |
Literacy (%) | 71.84% | 62.46% |
List of Cities in Matigara
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List of Villages in Matigara
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