# Mathurapur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 87 households**, the 205th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 382people (2011)
- 87households
- 82.5%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathurapur

Of every 100 households in Mathurapur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathurapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**27%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mathurapur?

■ Mathurapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**939

Working population ****79.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 75.0% for women. 76% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 86 (28%)

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 Raiganj

- Sangram464 people
- Ghughudanga459 people
- Khirabari414 people
- Narayantola391 people
- Sonabari365 people
- Choruidangi361 people
- Gurincha355 people
- Kurial341 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathurapur?382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathurapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mathurapur?82.5% (Census 2011)