# Mathurapur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,919 people in 709 households**, the 24th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,919people (2011)
- 709households
- 69.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mathurapur?

■ Mathurapur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**944

Working population ****45.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (12%) · **■** Marginal 771 (58%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Dhanjana3,013 people
- Bagjana3,008 people
- Asrail2,977 people
- Sitalpur2,967 people
- Kendua2,894 people
- Serbabar Balarampur2,885 people
- Kobaia2,618 people
- Sihipur2,551 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?2,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?69.4% (Census 2011)