# Mathurapur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 229 households**, the 61st largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 229households
- 49.6%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**60%

Tap water ****28%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**972

Working population ****37.5%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 47.2% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (7%) · **■** Other work 140 (36%) · **■** Marginal 120 (31%)

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 English Bazar

- Pichli1,145 people
- Narhatta1,107 people
- Khirki1,106 people
- Dilalpur1,061 people
- Uttar Gobindapur962 people
- Mahajamapur953 people
- Nazirkhani Arazi943 people
- Harishpur910 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?49.6% (Census 2011)