# Matiari Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Matiari

Matiari is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 128 households**, the 180th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 672people (2011)
- 128households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,218females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiari

Of every 100 households in Matiari in 2011, 4 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matiari · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****84%**

**83%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matiari?

■ Matiari · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1218**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 72.6% for women. 38% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 37 (19%) · **■** Other work 34 (17%) · **■** Marginal 79 (40%)

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

- Rahimabad Khas680 people
- Keshwa Khore679 people
- Mohidinpur677 people
- Surdahi673 people
- Achiapar665 people
- Gadar662 people
- Bishunpur645 people
- Ekdanga644 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiari?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiari in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matiari?81.4% (Census 2011)