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About Matiaria Village

Matiaria is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,376, made up of 1,731 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 334.4 hectares
Population 3,376
Male Population 1,731
Female Population 1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiaria compares

By the 2011 count Matiaria is the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 334.4 hectares work out to about 10 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 909.

Getting to Matiaria

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

Matiaria lies about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 11 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 Matiaria
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 11 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 35 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Matiaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiaria village had a population of 3,376. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Matiaria village has 1,731 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiaria has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Matiaria is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiaria covers 334.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiaria falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matiaria is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Matiaria.

Matiaria is about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiaria is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 11 km away. Rāmnagar is about 17 km away. Lauriya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakulahia (23 km), Gawnaha (27 km) and Deurwa (27 km).

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

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