# Matka Village, Behat, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Behat, Saharanpur 

# Matka

Matka is a village in Behat sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 27 households**, the 251st largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 187people (2011)
- 27households
- 71.8%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matka

Of every 100 households in Matka in 2011, 63 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matka · ■ Behat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**38%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**54%

Television ****23%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matka?

■ Matka · ■ Behat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**912

Working population ****23.5%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (9%) · **■** Other work 17 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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 Behat

- Rampur216 people
- Rasoolpur Urf Rasooli206 people
- Mustafapur Must201 people
- Meerpur Thasaka Kadim199 people
- Nityanandpur Must173 people
- Chak Matka164 people
- Gangoli153 people
- Takipur Aht.149 people

[All 324 villages in Behat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/behat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matka?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matka in?Saharanpur district (Behat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matka?71.8% (Census 2011)