# Matipur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Matipur

Matipur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **851 people in 194 households**, the 77th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 851people (2011)
- 194households
- 72.1%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matipur

Of every 100 households in Matipur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Matipur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****68%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matipur?

■ Matipur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**961

Working population ****41.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 151 (43%)

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

- Barkenda920 people
- Uttar Khayerbuni918 people
- Dhabajal894 people
- Nirisha858 people
- Bagrakanda840 people
- Parishar840 people
- Tekadyaha838 people
- Bara826 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matipur?851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matipur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matipur?72.1% (Census 2011)