About Mataur Village

Mataur is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 259 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Mataur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mataur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	73 hectares
Population	503
Male Population	259
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mataur compares

By the 2011 count Mataur is the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mataur

Mataur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mataur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mataur from other places

Mataur lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, 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 Mataur
Nearest railway station	Mira Bigha	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	12 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	12 km

Villages closest to Mataur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mataur village had a population of 503. That makes it the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Mataur village has 259 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mataur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Mataur covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mataur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mataur is Mira Bigha, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mataur.

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

Mataur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about 7.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 12 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.