# Mathuratapal Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Mathuratapal

Mathuratapal is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 436 households**, the 26th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 436households
- 75.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathuratapal

Of every 100 households in Mathuratapal in 2011, 51 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathuratapal · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**28%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**81%

Use banking services ****61%**

**65%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**11%

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 Mathuratapal?

■ Mathuratapal · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**969

Working population ****47.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 63% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (16%) · **■** Marginal 380 (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 Kotulpur

- Karak Berya2,268 people
- Chorkola2,260 people
- Sihar2,164 people
- Panua2,079 people
- Jibta1,932 people
- Aswinkota1,925 people
- Ganti1,884 people
- Krishnanagar1,842 people

[All 169 villages in Kotulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/kotulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathuratapal?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathuratapal in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathuratapal?75.9% (Census 2011)