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

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Matiharpur

Matiharpur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,695 people in 843 households**, the 10th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,695people (2011)
- 843households
- 60.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiharpur

Of every 100 households in Matiharpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matiharpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**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 Matiharpur?

■ Matiharpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**944

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 386 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (31%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 639 (41%)

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

- Bhagabatipur4,444 people
- Swarupganj4,368 people
- Gauria4,236 people
- Kharba3,744 people
- Paharpur3,606 people
- Arbara3,561 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people
- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiharpur?3,695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiharpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matiharpur?60.1% (Census 2011)