# Mathurapur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 151 households**, the 120th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 614people (2011)
- 151households
- 78.8%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**57%

Television ****36%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**961

Working population ****40.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.0% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 23 (9%)

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 Sainthia

- Muchiara625 people
- Meherpur623 people
- Salgaria621 people
- Rupadihi619 people
- Jamkola603 people
- Dakshin Naogaon598 people
- Sanguldihi598 people
- Garurpur592 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?78.8% (Census 2011)