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About Matar Village

Matar is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 421 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Pincode 821102
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 421
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matar compares

By the 2011 count Matar is the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Matar

Matar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Matar from other places

Matar lies about 130 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 4.3 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 Matar
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur 20 km
Nearest town Kataiya 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 130 km

Villages closest to Matar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matar village had a population of 803. That makes it the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Matar village has 421 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matar has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Matar is 821102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matar covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matar falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matar is Gauri Sriram, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matar.

Matar is about 130 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matar is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Gauri Sriram is about 4.3 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 20 km away. Kataiya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagawan (1.7 km), Nawanagar (1.7 km) and Katkara (8.3 km).

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

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