# Mathurapur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 238 households**, the 88th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 238households
- 83.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Mathurapur?

■ Mathurapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**982

Working population ****38.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (49%) · **■** Household industry 55 (13%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Jamalpur

- Nandanpur1,220 people
- Siromani1,164 people
- Harekrishnapur1,152 people
- Narayanpur1,101 people
- Baidyabatipur1,061 people
- Shrimanpur1,049 people
- Kubajpur1,041 people
- Ruda1,017 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?83.8% (Census 2011)