# Matiganj Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Matiganj

Matiganj is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,112 people in 454 households**, the 48th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,112people (2011)
- 454households
- 66.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiganj

Of every 100 households in Matiganj in 2011, 55 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matiganj · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**73%

Tap water ****80%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****30%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**38%

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 Matiganj?

■ Matiganj · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**959

Working population ****59.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (16%) · **■** Household industry 137 (11%) · **■** Other work 218 (17%) · **■** Marginal 666 (53%)

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 Ratua - I

- Bhaluara2,443 people
- Salabatpur2,433 people
- Bajitpur2,283 people
- Balarampur2,165 people
- Mahammadpur2,098 people
- Nijgaon Faridpur2,093 people
- Kalutola2,015 people
- Balia Binodpur1,972 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiganj?2,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiganj in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matiganj?66.5% (Census 2011)