# Matina Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/matina/

Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matina

Matina is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 422 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 422households
- 71.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matina

Of every 100 households in Matina in 2011, 29 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matina · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****5%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matina?

■ Matina · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**953

Working population ****29.6%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 68.6% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (41%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 88 (15%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Zanmamudpur2,256 people
- Shibhati2,211 people
- Kathur2,141 people
- Gulai Chandi2,010 people
- Paikpara1,964 people
- Tajpur1,669 people
- Dakshin Gulaichandi1,581 people
- Jirakpur1,580 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matina?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matina in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matina?71.9% (Census 2011)