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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MASREFA KHATUN
Contact: 75****8221
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- LGD code
- 312216
- Pincode
- 732123
- Post office
- Chanchal
- Population
- 683
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 217
Census 2011 · in context
How Matipur compares
By population, Matipur ranks #81 of 100 villages in Chanchal - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Matipur
- 51.2%
- Chanchal - I mandal
- 56.2%
- Malda district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+54 vs mandal average
- Matipur
- 1,003
- Chanchal - I mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
5.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Matipur
- 5.2
- Chanchal - I mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Matipur at a glance
Matipur is a village of 683 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Chanchal - I block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 81st-largest of 100 villages in Chanchal - I block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 732123, served by Chanchal post office; the LGD village code is 312216. The sarpanch is MASREFA KHATUN, and the village votes in Malatipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abdur Rahim Boxi. The population is estimated at 805 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Motiharpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matipur · this village | 683 | 51% | — |
| Matiharpur · Chanchal - I | 3,695 | 52% | — |
| Khanpur Hulaspur · Chanchal - I | 3,183 | 58% | — |
| Malcha · Chanchal - I | 3,073 | 58% | — |
| Mathurapur · Chanchal - I | 2,919 | 61% | — |
| Daudpur · Chanchal - I | 2,028 | 53% | — |
| Rajapur · Chanchal - I | 1,651 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Matipur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 68.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Matipur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Matipur
- LGD code
- 312216
- Pincode
- 732123
- Post office
- Chanchal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 683
- Population (projected 2026)
- 805
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maldaha Uttar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Malatipur
- Member of Parliament
- Khagen Murmu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abdur Rahim Boxi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MASREFA KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Chanchal - I
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 732123
- SingiaChanchal - I mandal12,003 pop
- HazaratpurChanchal - II mandal9,248 pop
- HatindaChanchal - I mandal6,177 pop
- JalalpurChanchal - II mandal5,600 pop
- BhakriChanchal - II mandal4,502 pop
- BairatHarischandrapur - I mandal4,412 pop
- SwarupganjChanchal - I mandal4,368 pop
- GauriaChanchal - I mandal4,236 pop
- SutiChanchal - II mandal3,970 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Matipur
Looking for a different Matipur? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Matipur →
- MatipurSambhal · Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh3,992 pop
- MatipurHura · Purulia, West Bengal1,914 pop
- MatipurBaska · Baksa, Assam1,898 pop
- MatipurSainthia · Birbhum, West Bengal851 pop
- MatipurNanoor · Birbhum, West Bengal633 pop
- MatipurDumka · Dumka, Jharkhand196 pop
- MatipurRajapur · Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh0 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Matipur
Other villages in Chanchal - I mandal
View all 60+ →- Singia
- Kaligram
- Nabagram
- Hatinda
- Paschim Bhagabanpur
- Bhagabatipur
- Swarupganj
- Gauria
- Kharba
- Matiharpur
- Paharpur
- Arbara
- Mahanandapur
- Kharba Gopalpur
- Birasthali
- Khelanpur
- Khanpur Hulaspur
- Malcha
- Mallik Para
- Dhanjana
- Bagjana
- Asrail
- Sitalpur
- Mathurapur
- Kendua
- Serbabar Balarampur
- Kobaia
- Sihipur
- Nadisik
- Serpur
- Islampur
- Nikhral
- Ashwinpur
- Sahabajpur
- Bheba Kaliganj
- Ismailpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)