# Mathurapur Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,755 people in 2,837 households**, the 4th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 12,755people (2011)
- 2,837households
- 72.7%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**74%

Tap water ****30%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**85%

Use banking services ****38%**

**30%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**51%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**950

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 65.6% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 305 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 637 (16%) · **■** Household industry 206 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,565 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1,381 (34%)

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 Manikchak

- Chandipur16,017 people
- Enayetpur14,729 people
- Nurpur14,066 people
- Uttar Chandipur10,549 people
- Gopalpur9,867 people
- Paschim Chandipur9,522 people
- Chauki Mirdadpur8,493 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?12,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?72.7% (Census 2011)