About Matwalwa Village

Matwalwa is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 408 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Matwalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwalwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	789
Male Population	408
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matwalwa compares

By the 2011 count Matwalwa is the 54th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Matwalwa

Matwalwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matwalwa as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matwalwa from other places

Matwalwa lies about 39 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 20 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 Matwalwa
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	20 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	23 km
District headquarters	Jamui	39 km

Villages closest to Matwalwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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.

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Common questions about Matwalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwalwa village had a population of 789. That makes it the 54th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Matwalwa village has 408 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwalwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Matwalwa covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matwalwa falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matwalwa is Dergaon Halt, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matwalwa.

Matwalwa is about 39 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matwalwa is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 8.8 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 20 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.