About Matras Village

Matras is one of the larger villages in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,510, made up of 2,871 males and 2,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares.

Matras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matras village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Area (hectares)	399 hectares
Population	5,510
Male Population	2,871
Female Population	2,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Matras compares

By the 2011 count Matras is the 18th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Matras

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

Matras lies about 39 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 4.0 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 Matras
Nearest railway station	Ghogardiha	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	11 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	15 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	39 km

Villages closest to Matras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matras village had a population of 5,510. That makes it the 18th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Matras village has 2,871 males and 2,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matras has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Matras covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matras falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matras is Ghogardiha, about 4.0 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 Matras.

Matras is about 39 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matras is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Ghogardiha is about 4.0 km away. Madhepur is about 11 km away. Nirmāli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.