# Matla, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Matla

Matla is a town in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **31,920 people** in 7,177 households. Literacy was 78.0%.

- 31,920people (2011)
- 7,177households
- 78.0%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Population of Matla

■ Matla · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**957

Working population ****36.7%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Matla

Of every 100 households in Matla in 2011, 67 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Matla · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**44%

Use banking services ****49%**

**60%

Television ****42%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****90%**

**84%

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 people in Matla work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 9,120 (78%) · **■** Household industry 257 (2%) · **■** Farming 867 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,471 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matla?31,920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matla in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal