eling ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁India . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Mat ig ar ah at ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁Area ▁over view ▁The ▁map ▁alongside ▁shows ▁the ▁Sil ig uri ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Dar je eling ▁district . ▁This ▁area ▁is ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁plain ▁land ▁g ently ▁s lop ing ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south . ▁While ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁is ▁mentioned ▁as ▁the ▁T era i ▁region , ▁the ▁larger ▁southern ▁portion ▁forms ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Do o ars ▁region . ▁While ▁ 5 5 . 1 1 % ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁areas , ▁ 4 4 . 8 9 % ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁areas . ▁On ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁the ▁Me chi ▁River ▁forms ▁a ▁long ▁border ▁with ▁Nep al . ▁On ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁the ▁Mah an anda ▁River ▁forms ▁a ▁short ▁border ▁with ▁Bang l adesh . ▁▁▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁map ▁alongside ▁presents ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁sub div ision . ▁All ▁places ▁marked ▁in ▁the ▁map ▁are ▁linked ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁full ▁screen ▁map . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁of ▁India , ▁Mat ig ar ah at ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 , 7 1 0 ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 , 4 1 3 ▁( 5 1 %) ▁were ▁males