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About Matia Village

Matia is a small village in Balijana tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 184 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Balijana
Pincode 783125
Area (hectares) 230.35 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 184
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matia compares

By the 2011 count Matia is the 151st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 230.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Matia

Matia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matia from other places

Matia lies about 19 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Dudhnai, about 12 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 Matia
Nearest railway station Dudhnai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balijana 19 km
District headquarters Goalpara 19 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 19 km

Villages closest to Matia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balijana 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 Matia

As per the Census of India 2011, Matia village had a population of 367. That makes it the 151st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Matia village has 184 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matia has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Matia is 783125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matia covers 230.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matia falls under Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Matia is Dudhnai, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Matia.

Matia is about 19 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matia is in Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district. Dudhnai is about 12 km away. Balijana is about 19 km away. Goalpara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasarapara Matia (under 2 km), Matia Garo Para Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Matia Garopara (under 2 km).

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

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