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

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Matipur

Matipur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 132 households**, the 81st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 683people (2011)
- 132households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matipur

Of every 100 households in Matipur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matipur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matipur?

■ Matipur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**944

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Dakshin Basantapur736 people
- Jamgachhi736 people
- Balarampur Kaliapara715 people
- Sitalpur Dilalpur698 people
- Nayanpur676 people
- Bagunja633 people
- Shibpur632 people
- Dighi560 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matipur?683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matipur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matipur?62.1% (Census 2011)