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About Matihani Village

Matihani is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,790, made up of 3,516 males and 3,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711 hectares hectares.

Matihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 711 hectares
Population 6,790
Male Population 3,516
Female Population 3,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matihani compares

By the 2011 count Matihani is the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 711 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Matihani

Matihani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matihani 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Laukahi Chakla, Magur Jan, Magur Jan Milik and Maikhand Milik. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 6,790. That makes it the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Matihani village has 3,516 males and 3,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihani has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Matihani covers 711 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihani falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Matihani notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Matihani.

Matihani is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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