# Matiagachha Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matiagachha

Matiagachha is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,223 people in 1,737 households**, the 1st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 8,223people (2011)
- 1,737households
- 86.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiagachha

Of every 100 households in Matiagachha in 2011, 71 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matiagachha · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**16%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matiagachha?

■ Matiagachha · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**952

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 83.0% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 306 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (11%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,838 (73%) · **■** Marginal 63 (2%)

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 - II

- Gopalpur Chandigar7,204 people
- Mahishgadi6,468 people
- Falti-Banpur6,418 people
- Sasan5,818 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiagachha?8,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiagachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matiagachha?86.5% (Census 2011)