# Purbba Mathurapur Village, Hilli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Purbba Mathurapur

Purbba Mathurapur is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 214 households**, the 44th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 862people (2011)
- 214households
- 66.6%literacy
- 1,134females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Purbba Mathurapur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Mathurapur · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**54%

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

**5%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****12%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Purbba Mathurapur?

■ Purbba Mathurapur · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**966

Working population ****59.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 57.4% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 346 (68%)

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 Hilli

- Jagadishpur941 people
- Jot Tior882 people
- Ramjibanpur873 people
- Chak Mohan863 people
- Garna858 people
- Muraripur782 people
- Ponorahar702 people
- Syampur691 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Mathurapur?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Mathurapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Mathurapur?66.6% (Census 2011)