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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Matra

Matra is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 78 households**, the 225th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 295people (2011)
- 78households
- 92.2%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matra

Of every 100 households in Matra in 2011, 83 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Matra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****41%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Matra?

■ Matra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****300**

**965

Working population ****48.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 88.2% for women. 67% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 38 (27%)

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

- Dharail301 people
- Sanihara301 people
- Satais299 people
- Purbba Maheshpur297 people
- Mollapara295 people
- Jabaripur293 people
- Gunjarpur292 people
- Darail290 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matra?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matra in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matra?92.2% (Census 2011)