# Mathgram Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mathgram

Mathgram is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 328 households**, the 47th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 328households
- 80.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathgram

Of every 100 households in Mathgram in 2011, 71 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathgram · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**15%

Tap water ****48%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**78%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Mathgram?

■ Mathgram · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1236**

**940

Working population ****32.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 78.5% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 35 (7%)

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 Barasat - I

- Algaria1,804 people
- Chak Dwarakpur1,792 people
- Panchuria1,643 people
- Babpur1,601 people
- Kotra1,472 people
- Daspuldanga1,457 people
- Chandigori1,452 people
- Malikapur1,372 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathgram?1,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathgram in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathgram?80.1% (Census 2011)