# Matipur Village, Hura, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Hura, Puruliya 

# Matipur

Matipur is a village in Hura sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,914 people in 367 households**, the 25th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,914people (2011)
- 367households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matipur

Of every 100 households in Matipur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matipur · ■ Hura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**75%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Matipur?

■ Matipur · ■ Hura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**954

Working population ****51.2%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 61.8% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (12%) · **■** Marginal 785 (80%)

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 Hura

- Kaliabasa2,064 people
- Chakalta2,054 people
- Jambad2,019 people
- Pakhuria1,929 people
- Chatumatar1,842 people
- Deuli1,752 people
- Pinrra1,668 people
- Parasibana1,420 people

[All 116 villages in Hura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matipur?1,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matipur in?Puruliya district (Hura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matipur?72.2% (Census 2011)