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About Matihanian Kalan Village

Matihanian Kalan is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,763, made up of 2,488 males and 2,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.98 hectares hectares.

Matihanian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihanian Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 291.98 hectares
Population 4,763
Male Population 2,488
Female Population 2,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matihanian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Matihanian Kalan 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 291.98 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Matihanian Kalan

Matihanian Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matihanian Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Matihanian Kalan from other places

Matihanian Kalan lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 7.8 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 Matihanian Kalan
Nearest railway station Sipaya 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 16 km

Villages closest to Matihanian Kalan

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 Matihanian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihanian Kalan village had a population of 4,763. 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.

Matihanian Kalan village has 2,488 males and 2,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihanian Kalan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Matihanian Kalan covers 291.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Matihanian Kalan is Sipaya, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance for Matihanian Kalan.

Matihanian Kalan is about 16 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihanian Kalan is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 7.8 km away. Kuchaikote is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharpur (under 2 km), Khargauli (1.9 km) and Sapahiya Khas (2.0 km).

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

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