# Mathurapur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 761 households**, the 25th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,585people (2011)
- 761households
- 75.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**37%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Mathurapur?

■ Mathurapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**962

Working population ****32.9%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 69.5% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (28%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 236 (20%) · **■** Marginal 465 (39%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Padma Pukuria3,907 people
- Chandpur3,711 people
- Sondalia3,708 people
- Shaksahar3,698 people
- Nalmuri3,411 people
- Bhatipota3,383 people
- Ushpara3,210 people
- Kashia Danga2,936 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?3,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?75.6% (Census 2011)