# Matsyakhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Matsyakhali

Matsyakhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,717 people in 391 households**, the 48th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,717people (2011)
- 391households
- 77.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matsyakhali

Of every 100 households in Matsyakhali in 2011, 22 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matsyakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**44%

Tap water ****56%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**36%

Television ****23%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Matsyakhali?

■ Matsyakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**954

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.7% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 136 (24%) · **■** Marginal 363 (63%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Chakbagi1,831 people
- Parbatipur1,796 people
- Magurkhali1,736 people
- Tapna1,730 people
- Bahadurpur1,658 people
- Betberia1,617 people
- Raghudebpur1,585 people
- Chak Nitai1,495 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matsyakhali?1,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matsyakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matsyakhali?77.9% (Census 2011)