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About Matipur Village

Matipur is a mid sized village in Baska tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 954 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.13 hectares hectares.

Matipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baska
Area (hectares) 427.13 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 954
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matipur compares

By the 2011 count Matipur is the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 427.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Matipur

Matipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matipur from other places

Matipur lies about 28 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Matipur
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 6.6 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Baska 28 km
District headquarters Baksa 28 km

Villages closest to Matipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baska tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Matipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matipur village had a population of 1,898. That makes it the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Matipur village has 954 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matipur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Matipur covers 427.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matipur falls under Baska tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Matipur is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matipur.

Matipur is about 28 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matipur is in Baska tehsil of Baksa district. Nizsariha Halt is about 6.6 km away. Nalbāri is about 23 km away. Baska is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulubari (8.8 km), Banbari (13 km) and Madhupur (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Matipur today is likely to be higher.

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