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About Matihani Village

Matihani is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 485 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.8 hectares hectares.

Matihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 149.8 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 485
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matihani compares

By the 2011 count Matihani is the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 149.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Matihani

The census records public bus service for Matihani 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matihani from other places

Matihani lies about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 2.4 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 Matihani
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 2.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 16 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 30 km

Villages closest to Matihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihani village had a population of 928. That makes it the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Matihani village has 485 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihani has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Matihani covers 149.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihani falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matihani is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Matihani.

Matihani is about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihani is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 2.4 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 2.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohargari (under 2 km), Mitni (under 2 km) and Marjadi (under 2 km).

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

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