# Matihana Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Matihana

Matihana is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 98 households**, the 92nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 443people (2011)
- 98households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matihana

Of every 100 households in Matihana in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matihana · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matihana?

■ Matihana · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**940

Working population ****51.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 108 (48%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Pancha Rukhi457 people
- Deuli446 people
- Kala Baria445 people
- Mahuli443 people
- Sardiha438 people
- Barajam Sol411 people
- Birjharia411 people
- Notaphul Beria405 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matihana?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matihana?73.4% (Census 2011)