# Matizapur, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Matizapur

Matizapur is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 64 households**, the 176th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 237people (2011)
- 64households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matizapur

Of every 100 households in Matizapur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matizapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****4%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matizapur?

■ Matizapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1636**

**951

Working population ****56.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 44.8% for women. 72% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (63%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (11%)

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 Kumarganj

- Khandara253 people
- Krisnagar252 people
- Panitara249 people
- Raghunathpur244 people
- Gopalpur235 people
- Jagannathpur230 people
- Gunsi216 people
- Khorda Mohana210 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matizapur?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matizapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matizapur?56.7% (Census 2011)