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About Durg Matihanian Village

Durg Matihanian is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,672, made up of 1,826 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.81 hectares hectares.

Durg Matihanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durg Matihanian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 201.81 hectares
Population 3,672
Male Population 1,826
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durg Matihanian compares

By the 2011 count Durg Matihanian is the 18th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 201.81 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Durg Matihanian

Durg Matihanian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durg Matihanian as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durg Matihanian from other places

Durg Matihanian lies about 12 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 6.5 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 Durg Matihanian
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 12 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 12 km

Villages closest to Durg Matihanian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 Durg Matihanian

As per the Census of India 2011, Durg Matihanian village had a population of 3,672. That makes it the 18th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Durg Matihanian village has 1,826 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durg Matihanian has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Durg Matihanian covers 201.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durg Matihanian falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durg Matihanian is Sasa Musa, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Durg Matihanian.

Durg Matihanian is about 12 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durg Matihanian is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 6.5 km away. Kuchaikote is about 12 km away. Gopalganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khem Matihanian (under 2 km), Bijaypur (2.3 km) and Diara Bijaypur (2.3 km).

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

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