# Matukpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Matukpur

Matukpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 169 households**, the 95th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 657people (2011)
- 169households
- 77.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matukpur

Of every 100 households in Matukpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matukpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**40%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****87%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Matukpur?

■ Matukpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**948

Working population ****43.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Balagarh

- Babla718 people
- Digra711 people
- Simulia700 people
- Hatikanda682 people
- Chandpur640 people
- Paranpur617 people
- Bhalki567 people
- Saira552 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matukpur?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matukpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matukpur?77.4% (Census 2011)