# Mathurgachhi Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Mathurgachhi

Mathurgachhi is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,974 people in 663 households**, the 33rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 2,974people (2011)
- 663households
- 81.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurgachhi

Of every 100 households in Mathurgachhi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathurgachhi · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****64%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Mathurgachhi?

■ Mathurgachhi · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**937

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 76.5% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (30%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 253 (24%) · **■** Marginal 131 (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 Chakdah

- Narayanpur3,219 people
- Sibpur3,072 people
- Neulia3,062 people
- Kumarpur3,030 people
- Sutargachhi2,890 people
- Kautukpur2,867 people
- Masara2,811 people
- Padma Bila2,738 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurgachhi?2,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurgachhi in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurgachhi?81.8% (Census 2011)