# Matiagachha Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matiagachha

Matiagachha is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,509 people in 848 households**, the 6th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 3,509people (2011)
- 848households
- 73.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiagachha

Of every 100 households in Matiagachha in 2011, 39 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Matiagachha · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****34%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matiagachha?

■ Matiagachha · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**962

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (61%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (11%) · **■** Marginal 79 (7%)

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 Habra - II

- Tajpur4,092 people
- Bhatchhala3,710 people
- Hijli3,543 people
- Randhan Gachha3,513 people
- Dogachhia3,423 people
- Putia3,382 people
- Bagpul3,315 people
- Dhantari3,216 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matiagachha?3,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiagachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matiagachha?73.2% (Census 2011)