# Matai Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Matai

Matai is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 164 households**, the 114th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 616people (2011)
- 164households
- 82.8%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matai

Of every 100 households in Matai in 2011, 22 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matai · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Matai?

■ Matai · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**960

Working population ****55.2%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 69% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (50%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 56 (16%)

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 Khargram

- Purbba Srikrishnapur672 people
- Thira631 people
- Raypur628 people
- Dakshin Gangarampur619 people
- Digha603 people
- Giridharipur573 people
- Durga Rampur534 people
- Ghanashyampur451 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matai?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matai in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matai?82.8% (Census 2011)