About Matian Village

Matian is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 387 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.29 hectares hectares.

Matian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	58.29 hectares
Population	679
Male Population	387
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	755
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matian compares

By the 2011 count Matian is the 70th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 58.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Matian

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

How far is Matian from other places

Matian lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.2 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 Matian
Nearest railway station	Telta	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Matian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matian village had a population of 679. That makes it the 70th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Matian village has 387 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matian has about 755 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Matian covers 58.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matian falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matian is Telta, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Matian.

Matian is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matian is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 3.2 km away. Balrampur is about 8.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.