# Matikata Village, Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Matikata

Matikata is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,151 people in 478 households**, the 43rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,151people (2011)
- 478households
- 74.5%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matikata

Of every 100 households in Matikata in 2011, 25 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matikata · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**30%

Tap water ****37%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

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 Matikata?

■ Matikata · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**966

Working population ****39.2%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 69.8% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (35%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (24%) · **■** Marginal 210 (25%)

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 Cooch Behar - II

- Dhalaguri2,281 people
- Dodearpar2,261 people
- Kharija Kakribari2,211 people
- Uttar Peshtarjhar2,211 people
- Sonari Kakribari2,143 people
- Kumirghat2,075 people
- Angrakata2,065 people
- Chaudanga2,017 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matikata?2,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matikata in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matikata?74.5% (Census 2011)