# Mathur, Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mathur

Mathur is a village in [Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 600 households**, the 21st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,536people (2011)
- 600households
- 88.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathur

Of every 100 households in Mathur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****76%**

**42%

Television ****59%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Mathur?

■ Mathur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**937

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 707 (71%) · **■** Marginal 142 (14%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Kalagachhi2,749 people
- Khorda2,696 people
- Narayantala2,647 people
- Sundarika2,572 people
- Gondia Raghunathpur2,471 people
- Khandalia2,464 people
- Asurali2,455 people
- Jhinga2,393 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathur?2,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathur?88.8% (Census 2011)