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About Matauli Village

Matauli is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 713 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Matauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 713
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Matauli compares

By the 2011 count Matauli is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 32 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 1014.

Getting to Matauli

Matauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matauli 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 Matauli from other places

Matauli lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 1.7 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 Matauli
Nearest railway station Sher 1.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia 7.4 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Matauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matauli village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Matauli village has 713 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matauli has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Matauli covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Matauli falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matauli is Sher, about 1.7 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 Matauli.

Matauli is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matauli is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 1.7 km away. Barauli is about 5.8 km away. Sidhwalia is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sher (under 2 km), Bakhraur (1.6 km) and Bakhraur Tola Birt (1.6 km).

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

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