# Mathurakata Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Mathurakata

Mathurakata is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 61 households**, the 145th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 290people (2011)
- 61households
- 25.6%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurakata

Of every 100 households in Mathurakata in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathurakata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****2%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

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 Mathurakata?

■ Mathurakata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.6%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**960

Working population ****39.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.6% for men and 16.8% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (97%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Simlapal

- Kharjuria299 people
- Siuli299 people
- Gotkanali298 people
- Rajabandh293 people
- Lakhyatapal283 people
- Handulia278 people
- Bhudrubad277 people
- Kansachora273 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurakata?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurakata in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurakata?25.6% (Census 2011)