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About Matiari Village

Matiari is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,231, made up of 3,791 males and 3,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares.

Matiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 7,231
Male Population 3,791
Female Population 3,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matiari compares

By the 2011 count Matiari is the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Matiari

Matiari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Matiari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matiari from other places

Matiari lies about 32 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.6 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 Matiari
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 2.6 km
District headquarters Araria 32 km

Villages closest to Matiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiari village had a population of 7,231. That makes it the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Matiari village has 3,791 males and 3,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiari has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Matiari covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Matiari falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matiari is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Matiari.

Matiari is about 32 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiari is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj is about 2.4 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 2.6 km away. Araria is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhantabari (under 2 km), Bhadesar (1.6 km) and Dumaria (2.2 km).

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

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