# Matia Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matia

Matia is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,579 people in 1,042 households**, the 11th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 4,579people (2011)
- 1,042households
- 78.7%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matia

Of every 100 households in Matia in 2011, 70 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matia · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**72%

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

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Matia?

■ Matia · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**969

Working population ****32.3%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 84 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (23%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 754 (51%) · **■** Marginal 292 (20%)

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 - II

- Begampur6,923 people
- Ghona5,763 people
- Chanpa Pukhuria5,738 people
- Sadiknagar5,082 people
- Sangbaria4,452 people
- Kripalpur4,134 people
- Tyantra Neora4,070 people
- Nadia3,910 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matia?4,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matia?78.7% (Census 2011)