Matua Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011
Matua is a village situated in Gurua block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 237 families residing in the village Matua. The total population of Matua is 1,405 out of which 752 are males and 653 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matua is 868.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matua village is 275 which is 20% of the total population. There are 150 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matua is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (868) of Matua village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matua is 64.2%. Thus Matua village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 75.25% and the female literacy rate is 51.52% in Matua village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Matua village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Matua Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Matua village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 275 | 150 | 125 |
| Literacy | 64.16% | 75.25% | 51.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 593 | 321 | 272 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 680 | 299 | 381 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Matua village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Matua village out of total population, 506 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 506 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 309 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 401 | 297 | 104 |
| Cultivators | 74 | 64 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 309 | 216 | 93 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 105 | 8 | 97 |
| Non Working | 899 | 447 | 452 |
Nearby Villages to Matua,
Below are the list of villages near Matua village in Gurua.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Matua, Gaya, Bihar - Wikipedia