# Mathura Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Mathura

Mathura is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 300 households**, the 181st largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 300households
- 38.9%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathura

Of every 100 households in Mathura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathura · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**74%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mathura?

■ Mathura · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**922

Working population ****55.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 27.7% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (20%) · **■** Household industry 49 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 675 (67%)

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 Colonelganj

- Basehiya1,864 people
- Hirapur Shahpur1,863 people
- Bhabhuwa1,851 people
- Akohari1,828 people
- Jagata Pur1,812 people
- Khajuriya1,809 people
- Sakatpur1,801 people
- Kadipur1,787 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathura?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathura in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mathura?38.9% (Census 2011)