# Mathurapur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,460 people in 1,060 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,460people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 81.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**73%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****57%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****77%**

**92%

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 · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**969

Working population ****37.7%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (4%) · **■** Household industry 80 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,320 (79%) · **■** Marginal 167 (10%)

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 Sonarpur

- Joykrishnapur Chairi6,436 people
- Khurigochhi6,023 people
- Mali Pukuria5,858 people
- Tardaha4,706 people
- Atghara4,284 people
- Ranabhutia4,196 people
- Baruli4,152 people
- Raypur4,098 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?4,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?81.4% (Census 2011)