# Matihania Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Matihania

Matihania is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 145 households**, the 108th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 145households
- 72.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matihania

Of every 100 households in Matihania in 2011, 56 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matihania · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****42%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****88%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Matihania?

■ Matihania · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**903

Working population ****41.0%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 207 (43%)

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 Bansgaon

- Bhaisaha Mus.Ah.1,226 people
- Nawachak1,225 people
- Deokali Buzurg1,209 people
- Geruababoo1,197 people
- Rajpur1,159 people
- Dhausa1,154 people
- Mahilwar1,148 people
- Jagdishpur1,136 people

[All 548 villages in Bansgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/bansgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matihania?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihania in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matihania?72.5% (Census 2011)