Matha Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Matha is a village situated in Puncha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 478 families residing in the village Matha. The total population of Matha is 2,446 out of which 1,240 are males and 1,206 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matha is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matha village is 334 which is 14% of the total population. There are 172 male children and 162 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matha is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Matha village.

Population
2,446
Families
478
Literacy
66.57%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matha is 66.6%. Thus Matha village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 80.24% and the female literacy rate is 52.59% in Matha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Matha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Matha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Matha village.

Total Male Female
Children 334 172 162
Literacy 66.57% 80.24% 52.59%
Scheduled Caste 138 71 67
Scheduled Tribe 494 257 237
Illiterate 1,040 383 657

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.2% of total population in Matha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Matha village out of total population, 1,393 were engaged in work activities. 40.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,393 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 287 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 565 502 63
Cultivators 182 174 8
Agriculture Labourer 287 251 36
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 90 73 17
Marginal Workers 828 202 626
Non Working 1,053 536 517

Nearby Villages to Matha,

Below are the list of villages near Matha village in Puncha.

Village Population
Kuruktopa 2,964
Pirra 4,049
Babuijor 768
Dharampur 1,298
Deorang 2,379
Kenda 3,803
Noagarh 1,605
Bharatdi 1,238
Chandra 3,884
Anandabazar 254

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