# Matikumra Village, Deganga – Population & Literacy

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Village · Deganga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matikumra

Matikumra is a village in Deganga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,651 people in 1,085 households**, the 16th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 4,651people (2011)
- 1,085households
- 76.4%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matikumra

Of every 100 households in Matikumra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Matikumra · ■ Deganga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**42%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matikumra?

■ Matikumra · ■ Deganga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**969

Working population ****41.1%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 325 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 474 (25%) · **■** Marginal 877 (46%)

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 Deganga

- Kaliani5,525 people
- Nandipara Kuchemora4,936 people
- Sohai4,858 people
- Keadanga4,682 people
- Biswanathpur4,585 people
- Basudebpur4,580 people
- Amulia4,443 people
- Khejurdanga4,370 people

[All 107 villages in Deganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/deganga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matikumra?4,651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matikumra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Deganga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matikumra?76.4% (Census 2011)