# Matiapara No.2 Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/matiapara-no-2/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Matiapara No.2 Matiapara No.2 is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 245 households**, the 54th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,289people (2011) - 245households - 59.1%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Matiapara No.2 PIN code and other codes Matiapara No.2 falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSapkata - Community development blockKachugaon - Census village code279601 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matiapara No.2 from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)65 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Matiapara No.2? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Matiapara No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Matiapara No.2 known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 64% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Matiapara No.2 Of every 100 households in Matiapara No.2 in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Matiapara No.2 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **15% Toilet within the home ****1%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****5%** **24% Television ****0%** **12% Mobile phone ****5%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Matiapara No.2? ■ Matiapara No.2 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **948 Working population ****28.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 48.4% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (29%) · **■** Household industry 24 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (9%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%) 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 Gossaigaon - Dumbazar F V1,342 people - Kanhupara No.21,338 people - Nasraibil F.V.1,336 people - Hudumkhata No.11,316 people - Oxiguri F V1,284 people - Bangtijhora F V1,256 people - Lotamari F V II1,255 people - Palashguri-I1,240 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matiapara No.2 from Kokrajhar?65 km by road - What is the population of Matiapara No.2?1,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matiapara No.2 in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Matiapara No.2?59.1% (Census 2011)