About Mataha Village

Mataha is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,172, made up of 1,667 males and 1,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mataha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	824206
Area (hectares)	537 hectares
Population	3,172
Male Population	1,667
Female Population	1,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mataha compares

By the 2011 count Mataha is the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mataha

Mataha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mataha 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 Mataha from other places

Mataha lies about 68 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 43 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 Mataha
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	6.1 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	35 km
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	43 km
District headquarters	Gaya	68 km

Villages closest to Mataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mataha village had a population of 3,172. That makes it the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Mataha village has 1,667 males and 1,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mataha has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Mataha is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mataha covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mataha falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mataha is Jakhim, about 43 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 Mataha.

Mataha is about 68 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mataha is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 6.1 km away. Aurangābād is about 35 km away. Jakhim is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.