About Matai Village

Matai is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 610 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,200
Male Population	610
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matai compares

By the 2011 count Matai is the 72nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Matai

Matai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Matai from other places

Matai lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ore, about 11 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 Matai
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	5.7 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ore	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	17 km

Villages closest to Matai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matai village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Matai village has 610 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matai has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Matai is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matai covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matai falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matai is Ore, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Matai.

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

Matai is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 5.7 km away. Tekāri is about 5.7 km away. Ore is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.