# Matihana Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Matihana

Matihana is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11 people in 3 households**, the 480th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 11people (2011)
- 3households
- 11.1%literacy
- 1,750females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matihana

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

■ Matihana · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**17%

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 Matihana?

■ Matihana · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****11.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1750**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****54.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 0.0% for women. 50% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 6 (100%)

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 Jhargram

- Nandan Gerya14 people
- Bhakut Khulya12 people
- Sugnia12 people
- Jangalkhas11 people
- Gunguni9 people
- Sitabhola9 people
- Chhota Pipri7 people
- Dahi Juri7 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matihana?11 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matihana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matihana?11.1% (Census 2011)