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About Khem Matihanian Village

Khem Matihanian is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,938, made up of 2,478 males and 2,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.44 hectares hectares.

Khem Matihanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khem Matihanian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 265.44 hectares
Population 4,938
Male Population 2,478
Female Population 2,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Khem Matihanian compares

By the 2011 count Khem Matihanian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 265.44 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khem Matihanian

Khem Matihanian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khem 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 Khem Matihanian from other places

Khem Matihanian lies about 13 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, 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 Khem Matihanian
Nearest railway station Sipaya 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 13 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 13 km

Villages closest to Khem 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 Khem Matihanian

As per the Census of India 2011, Khem Matihanian village had a population of 4,938. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Khem Matihanian village has 2,478 males and 2,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khem Matihanian has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Khem Matihanian covers 265.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khem Matihanian is Sipaya, 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 Khem Matihanian.

Khem Matihanian is about 13 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khem Matihanian is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 6.5 km away. Kuchaikote is about 13 km away. Gopalganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rup Chhap (under 2 km), Rup Chhapar (under 2 km) and Durg Matihanian (under 2 km).

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

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