Village · Varanasi, Varanasi
# Matuka

Matuka is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,659 people in 449 households, the 96th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 3,659 people (2011)
- 449 households
- 75.2% literacy
- 966 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matuka

Of every 100 households in Matuka in 2011, 29 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Matuka · ■ Varanasi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 42%
- Toilet within the home 17% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 68%
- Tap water 1% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 85%
- Use banking services 94% 75%
- Television 48% 42%
- Mobile phone 73% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 7% 7%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Matuka?

■ Matuka · ■ Varanasi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 802 883
- Working population 22.9% 32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 445 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (3%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 225 (27%) · ■ Marginal 127 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Varanasi
- Rakhauna 3,765 people
- Jakhini 3,754 people
- Deipur 3,719 people
- Pratappur 3,662 people
- Khalispur 3,657 people
- Sarai Dangari Kala 3,627 people
- Chadpur 3,584 people
- Hardattpur 3,580 people

All 864 villages in Varanasi

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Matuka? 3,659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matuka in? Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matuka? 75.2% (Census 2011)

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