About Matiari Village

Matiari is one of the larger villages in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,947, made up of 4,633 males and 4,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1261 hectares hectares.

Matiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	1261 hectares
Population	8,947
Male Population	4,633
Female Population	4,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Matiari compares

By the 2011 count Matiari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 1261 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Matiari

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

Matiari lies about 34 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 22 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 Matiari
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	11 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	12 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	22 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	34 km

Villages closest to Matiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiari village had a population of 8,947. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Matiari village has 4,633 males and 4,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiari has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Matiari covers 1261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiari falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matiari is Pawakhali, about 22 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 Matiari.

Matiari is about 34 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiari is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Pawakhali is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.