Matigara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Matigara is a Census Town city situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,118 families residing in the Matigara city. The total population of Matigara is 5,685 out of which 3,086 are males and 2,599 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matigara is 842.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Matigara city is 822 which is 14% of the total population. There are 448 male children and 374 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matigara is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (842).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matigara is 81%. Thus Matigara has a higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 90.3% and the female literacy rate is 69.89% in Matigara.

Population
5,685
Literacy
81%
Sex Ratio
842

Matigara Census Town has total administration over 1,118 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Matigara Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 822 448 374
Literacy 81% 77.2% 59.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,328 701 627
Scheduled Tribe 110 56 54
Illiterate 1,748 704 1,044

Caste-wise Population - Matigara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Matigara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,328 701 627
Schedule Tribe 110 56 54

Religion-wise Population - Matigara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Matigara is 5,419 which is 95.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Matigara is 250 which is 4.4% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Matigara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,419 (95.32%) 2,928 2,491
Muslim 250 (4.4%) 149 101
Christian 4 (0.07%) 3 1
Sikh 11 (0.19%) 5 6
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Matigara

The total literacy rate of Matigara was 80.96% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,937 literates, males were 2,382 while females were 1,555. Also the male literacy rate was 90.3% and the female literacy rate was 69.89% in Matigara.

  Matigara Jharkhand
Female 69.89% 55.42%
Male 90.3% 76.84%
Total 80.96% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Matigara

The Sex Ratio of Matigara is 842. Thus per every 1000 men there were 842 females in Matigara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 842 ) of Matigara.


Child Population - Matigara

According to Census 2011, there were 822 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Matigara. Out of which 448 were male while 374 were female.


Working Population - Matigara

In Matigara Census Town out of total population, 1,431 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,431 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,253 1,110 143
Cultivators 6 5 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 13 10 3
Other Workers 1,233 1,094 139
Marginal Workers 178 152 26
Non Working 4,254 1,824 2,430

Matigara Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,685 69.3% 842

Map of Matigara, Dhanbad, Jharkhand


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