About Matihani Village

Matihani is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,114 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Matihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	2,193
Male Population	1,114
Female Population	1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matihani compares

By the 2011 count Matihani is the 30th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Matihani

Matihani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matihani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matihani from other places

Matihani lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 17 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 Matihani
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km

Villages closest to Matihani

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

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Common questions about Matihani

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihani village had a population of 2,193. That makes it the 30th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Matihani village has 1,114 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihani has about 969 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 959.

Matihani covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihani falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matihani is Bandhua, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matihani.

Matihani is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihani is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.6 km away. Bandhua is about 17 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.