# Mathurapur Village, Barrackpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barrackpur - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 561 households**, the 21st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 2,175people (2011)
- 561households
- 85.4%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**71%

Use banking services ****34%**

**52%

Television ****41%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Mathurapur?

■ Mathurapur · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**960

Working population ****38.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 82.8% for women. 65% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 355 (42%) · **■** Marginal 204 (24%)

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 Barrackpur - I

- Chendua2,680 people
- Mukundapur2,453 people
- Jayanpur2,227 people
- Shalidaha2,193 people
- Budhuria1,598 people
- Madarpuli1,504 people
- Atisara1,340 people
- Naoabila1,243 people

[All 38 villages in Barrackpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barrackpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?2,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barrackpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?85.4% (Census 2011)