# Matkatpur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Matkatpur

Matkatpur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 41 households**, the 396th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 174people (2011)
- 41households
- 86.4%literacy
- 1,260females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matkatpur

Of every 100 households in Matkatpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matkatpur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Matkatpur?

■ Matkatpur · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1260**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**988

Working population ****35.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 84.1% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (47%) · **■** Other work 7 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Debra

- Krishnapur180 people
- Serpur178 people
- Bhomaria176 people
- Purushottampur175 people
- Khari Gerya171 people
- Gotgerya168 people
- Chak Bahadur166 people
- Sangopinathpur165 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matkatpur?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkatpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matkatpur?86.4% (Census 2011)