# Mathurapur Village, Gangarampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 302 households**, the 55th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,321people (2011)
- 302households
- 87.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244**

**936

Working population ****38.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 85.1% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 239 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (23%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 112 (22%)

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 Gangarampur

- Puranpara1,416 people
- Gangarampur1,396 people
- Latkeshabpur1,378 people
- Raghunathbati1,356 people
- Lalchandrapur1,320 people
- Sahanali1,266 people
- Janchi1,263 people
- Jaydebpur1,253 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?1,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?87.3% (Census 2011)