# Mathura Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mathura

Mathura is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 98 households**, the 155th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 426people (2011)
- 98households
- 69.0%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathura

Of every 100 households in Mathura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mathura?

■ Mathura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**958

Working population ****24.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.2% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Dakshin Shibrampur478 people
- Dalania458 people
- Chota Shikarpur451 people
- Chikni445 people
- Uttar Makhanpokhar418 people
- Pataura392 people
- Peazgaon388 people
- Dangi349 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathura?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathura in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathura?69.0% (Census 2011)