# Himchi Village, Mathurapur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Himchi

Himchi is a village in Mathurapur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 330 households**, the 36th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 330households
- 77.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Himchi

Of every 100 households in Himchi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Himchi · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**18%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**46%

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 Himchi?

■ Himchi · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**982

Working population ****26.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 66.8% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (30%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 196 (49%)

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 Mathurapur - I

- Rambati1,619 people
- Kismatsarasberia1,597 people
- Panapukhuria1,583 people
- Noabad1,487 people
- Harindanaga1,436 people
- Bazar1,421 people
- Jadabpur1,375 people
- Uttar Gangadharpur1,350 people

[All 95 villages in Mathurapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Himchi?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Himchi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Himchi?77.2% (Census 2011)