# Mat Khas Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Mat Khas

Mat Khas is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,275 people in 570 households**, the 19th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,275people (2011)
- 570households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,110females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mat Khas

Of every 100 households in Mat Khas in 2011, 23 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mat Khas · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****18%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****58%**

**83%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

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 Mat Khas?

■ Mat Khas · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**902

Working population ****36.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 39% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,090 (91%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Dumri3,376 people
- Rithwakhore Khas3,357 people
- Baraipar Khas3,328 people
- Newas3,288 people
- Rampur Malauli3,091 people
- Ghaghsara3,086 people
- Khanipur3,063 people
- Barahua3,057 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mat Khas?3,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mat Khas in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mat Khas?65.1% (Census 2011)