# Matiya Gosain Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Matiya Gosain

Matiya Gosain is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 42 households**, the 1040th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 282people (2011)
- 42households
- 75.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiya Gosain

Of every 100 households in Matiya Gosain in 2011, 21 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matiya Gosain · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Matiya Gosain?

■ Matiya Gosain · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1818**

**928

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (10%)

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 Harraiya

- Kakari Panday284 people
- Birpur Akabar283 people
- Azgara282 people
- Madrahwa282 people
- Patepur282 people
- Baneriya281 people
- Kanhaipur280 people
- Neeschhand279 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiya Gosain?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiya Gosain in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matiya Gosain?75.7% (Census 2011)