About Matahi Village

Matahi is a large village in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,144 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares.

Matahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Laukahi
Area (hectares)	326.6 hectares
Population	2,287
Male Population	1,144
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matahi compares

By the 2011 count Matahi is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Matahi

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

Matahi lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 2.7 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 Matahi
Nearest railway station	Barhara	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Laukahi	20 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	20 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	32 km

Villages closest to Matahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matahi village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Matahi village has 1,144 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matahi has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Matahi covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matahi falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matahi is Barhara, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Matahi.

Matahi is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matahi is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Barhara is about 2.7 km away. Laukahi is about 20 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.