# Matakoya, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Matakoya

Matakoya is a village in [Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/) sub-district of [Mahrajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 238 households**, the 338th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,309people (2011)
- 238households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matakoya

Of every 100 households in Matakoya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matakoya · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Matakoya?

■ Matakoya · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**928

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (11%) · **■** Marginal 475 (84%)

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 Maharajganj

- Dhankhari1,359 people
- Amorha1,341 people
- Madhopur1,335 people
- Kusmaha1,327 people
- Tola Kishunpur1,300 people
- Karamahi1,285 people
- Narayanpur1,283 people
- Siswa Babu1,255 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matakoya?1,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matakoya in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matakoya?73.8% (Census 2011)