# Mathachulka Village, Matiali, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Matiali, Jalpaiguri 

# Mathachulka

Mathachulka is a village in Matiali sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,353 people in 735 households**, the 18th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 3,353people (2011)
- 735households
- 69.8%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathachulka

Of every 100 households in Mathachulka in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathachulka · ■ Matiali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**30%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**37%

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 Mathachulka?

■ Mathachulka · ■ Matiali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**972

Working population ****35.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 278 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 374 (32%) · **■** Marginal 285 (24%)

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 Matiali

- Kilkote Tea Garden4,083 people
- Purbba Batabari3,915 people
- Nakhati Tea Garden3,882 people
- Dakshin Dhupjhora3,696 people
- Son Gachhi Tea Garden3,169 people
- Yongttong Tea Garden2,808 people
- Batabari Tea Garden2,644 people
- Engo Tea Garden1,063 people

[All 28 villages in Matiali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/matiali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathachulka?3,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathachulka in?Jalpaiguri district (Matiali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathachulka?69.8% (Census 2011)