# Matkadpur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Matkadpur

Matkadpur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 452 households**, the 19th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 452households
- 75.7%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matkadpur

Of every 100 households in Matkadpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matkadpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**83%

Use banking services ****74%**

**46%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Matkadpur?

■ Matkadpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**971

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (36%) · **■** Marginal 89 (13%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Bhetia2,174 people
- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 people
- Ghol Gharia1,872 people
- Shalika1,651 people
- Hariatara1,598 people
- Japhala1,531 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matkadpur?1,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkadpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matkadpur?75.7% (Census 2011)