# Mathurapur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 36 households**, the 268th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 151people (2011)
- 36households
- 76.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

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 · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**965

Working population ****57.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (13%) · **■** Other work 18 (21%) · **■** Marginal 26 (30%)

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 Balurghat

- Kaliha171 people
- Chak Basanta165 people
- Bannapara160 people
- Baodhara155 people
- Gopisahar150 people
- Kholapara146 people
- Badjasahar145 people
- Chak Daulat136 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?76.1% (Census 2011)