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

Matipur is a village situated in Hura block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 367 families residing in the village Matipur. The total population of Matipur is 1,914 out of which 940 are males and 974 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matipur is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matipur village is 218 which is 11% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matipur is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Matipur village.

Population
1,914
Families
367
Literacy
72.17%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matipur is 72.2%. Thus Matipur village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 82.99% and the female literacy rate is 61.82% in Matipur village.

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

Matipur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 218 111 107
Literacy 72.17% 82.99% 61.82%
Scheduled Caste 78 34 44
Scheduled Tribe 1,234 601 633
Illiterate 690 252 438

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 64.5% of total population in Matipur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Matipur village out of total population, 980 were engaged in work activities. 19.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 980 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 195 159 36
Cultivators 46 43 3
Agriculture Labourer 17 16 1
Household Industries 19 13 6
Other Workers 113 87 26
Marginal Workers 785 361 424
Non Working 934 420 514

Nearby Villages to Matipur,

Below are the list of villages near Matipur village in Hura.

Village Population
Palgan 925
Hura 3,419
Bhagaband 3,147
Paharpur 740
Phuphundi 722
Pratappur 351
Garurbasa 593
Pakhuria 1,929
Kusumjuria 1,057
Pursudadi 269

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