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About Matargaon Village

Matargaon is a mid sized village in Khuldabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 299 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.59 hectares hectares.

Matargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matargaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Khuldabad
Area (hectares) 275.59 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 299
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matargaon compares

By the 2011 count Matargaon is the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 275.59 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Matargaon

Matargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Matargaon from other places

Matargaon lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Matargaon
Tehsil headquarters Khuldabad 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km

Villages closest to Matargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matargaon village had a population of 575. That makes it the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Matargaon village has 299 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matargaon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Matargaon covers 275.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matargaon falls under Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matargaon is Jakhim, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Matargaon.

Matargaon is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matargaon is in Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Khuldabad is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhatwada (under 2 km), Bhataji (under 2 km) and Khatnapur (under 2 km).

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

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