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

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Matiari

Matiari is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,673 people in 325 households**, the 62nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,673people (2011)
- 325households
- 60.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matiari

Of every 100 households in Matiari in 2011, 85 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Matiari · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**17%

Television ****37%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Matiari?

■ Matiari · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**958

Working population ****29.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 52.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 312 (63%) · **■** Marginal 116 (24%)

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

- Chaugharia1,759 people
- Kamalpur1,753 people
- Bhelagachhi1,740 people
- Sahasra1,731 people
- Saidpur1,647 people
- Gochhra1,643 people
- Tarial1,625 people
- Dakshin Rampur1,622 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 Matiari?1,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matiari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Matiari?60.9% (Census 2011)