# Matapur Village, Shahpura, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur 

# Matapur

Matapur is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 187 households**, the 67th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 841people (2011)
- 187households
- 62.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Matapur PIN code and other codes

Matapur falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahpura
- Census village code489633

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Matapur from nearby towns?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town)45 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 Matapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Matapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Matapur known for?

About 72% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Matapur

Of every 100 households in Matapur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matapur · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matapur?

■ Matapur · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**925

Working population ****57.8%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 45.1% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 237 (49%)

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 Shahpura

- Meregaon879 people
- Bijna857 people
- Jugpura857 people
- Dharampura844 people
- Chargawan834 people
- Barmhan816 people
- Bhita810 people
- Bamhori805 people

[All 227 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matapur from Jabalpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Matapur?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matapur in?Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matapur?62.2% (Census 2011)