# Matua Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Matua

Matua is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 122 households**, the 48th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 434people (2011)
- 122households
- 77.6%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matua

Of every 100 households in Matua in 2011, 58 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matua · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****38%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**43%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Matua?

■ Matua · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**970

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 68.9% for women. 66% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (34%) · **■** Marginal 19 (12%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Kechunia580 people
- Ghana Shyampur568 people
- Rautari470 people
- Nabagram459 people
- Harinya378 people
- Par Chati336 people
- Chak Gupura120 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matua?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matua in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matua?77.6% (Census 2011)