Matkatpur

Matkatpur
Village
Matkatpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Matkatpur Matkatpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°23′44.9″N87°20′34.1″E / 22.395806°N 87.342806°E / 22.395806; 87.342806 Coordinates: 22°23′44.9″N87°20′34.1″E / 22.395806°N 87.342806°E / 22.395806; 87.342806
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,895
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kharagpur
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Matkatpur (also called Matkadpur) is a village in Kharagpur I CD Block in Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Matkadpur had a total population of 1,895 of which 958 (51%) were males and 937 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 183. The total number of literates in Matkadpur was 1,296 (68.39% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Transport

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Matkatpur. ^[2]

References

1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.