By population, Chamta ranks #18 of 68 villages in Matigara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chamta is a village of 3,446 people in 700 households (Census 2011) in Matigara block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 18th-largest of 68 villages in Matigara block. Literacy is 65%, 3 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 734009, served by Sukna post office; the LGD village code is 306509. The sarpanch is MD SAHID, and the village votes in Matigara-Naxalbari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anandamay Barman. The population is estimated at 4,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamta · this village | 3,446 | 65% | — |
| Khopalasi · Matigara | 5,284 | 77% | — |
| Baniakhari · Matigara | 5,088 | 56% | — |
| Gaurcharan · Matigara | 4,124 | 55% | — |
| Khaprail · Matigara | 4,004 | 57% | — |
| Nimai · Matigara | 3,816 | 58% | — |
| Bara Gharia · Matigara | 3,744 | 68% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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