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About Matkopa Village

Matkopa is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,417, made up of 2,788 males and 2,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares.

Matkopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkopa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 5,417
Male Population 2,788
Female Population 2,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matkopa compares

By the 2011 count Matkopa is the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Matkopa

Matkopa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matkopa as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matkopa from other places

Matkopa lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 6.4 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 Matkopa
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Matkopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkopa village had a population of 5,417. That makes it the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Matkopa village has 2,788 males and 2,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkopa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Matkopa covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matkopa falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matkopa is Jalalgarh, about 6.4 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 km distance for Matkopa.

Matkopa is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkopa is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 6.4 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banaili (2.4 km), Phul Banaili (2.4 km) and Gurhi (3.8 km).

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

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