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About Matiari Village

Matiari is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 604 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 604
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matiari compares

By the 2011 count Matiari is the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Matiari

Matiari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 49 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 7.9 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
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 49 km

Villages closest to Matiari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 1,154. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Matiari village has 604 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiari has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Matiari is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiari covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiari falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matiari is Alehpur Halt, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matiari.

Matiari is about 49 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiari is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 7.9 km away. Baikunthpur is about 9.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhri (under 2 km), Jadopur (under 2 km) and Hemu Chhapra (1.6 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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