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Matialihat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Matialihat is a Census Town city situated in Matiali block of Jalpaiguri district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 910 families residing in the Matialihat city. The total population of Matialihat is 4,215 out of which 2,200 are males and 2,015 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matialihat is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matialihat city is 398 which is 9% of the total population. There are 217 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matialihat is 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matialihat is 85.2%. Thus Matialihat has higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 89.71% and the female literacy rate is 80.37% in Matialihat.

Matialihat Census Town has total administration over 910 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Matialihat Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Matialihat Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 398 217 181
Literacy 85.2% 80.9% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 192 104 88
Scheduled Tribe 108 61 47
Illiterate 962 421 541

Caste-wise Population - Matialihat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Matialihat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 192 104 88
Schedule Tribe 108 61 47

Religion-wise Population - Matialihat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Matialihat is 3,241 which is 76.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Matialihat is 876 which is 20.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Matialihat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,241 (76.89%) 1,677 1,564
Muslim 876 (20.78%) 472 404
Christian 29 (0.69%) 17 12
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 61 (1.45%) 30 31
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.12%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Matialihat

The total literacy rate of Matialihat was 85.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,253 literates, males were 1,779 while females were 1,474. Also the male literacy rate was 89.71% and the female literacy rate was 80.37% in Matialihat.

  Matialihat West Bengal
Female 80.37% 70.54%
Male 89.71% 81.69%
Total 85.22% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Matialihat

The Sex Ratio of Matialihat is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Matialihat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Matialihat.

Child Population - Matialihat

According to Census 2011, there were 398 children between age 0 to 6 years in Matialihat. Out of which 217 were male while 181 were female.

Working Population - Matialihat

In Matialihat Census Town out of total population, 1,401 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,401 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,258 1,075 183
Cultivators 14 14 0
Agriculture Labourer 6 4 2
Household Industries 15 13 2
Other Workers 1,223 1,044 179
Marginal Workers 143 90 53
Non Working 2,814 1,035 1,779

Matialihat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Matialihat is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,215 77.2% 916

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