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About Matiawan Village

Matiawan is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 747 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares.

Matiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 637 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 747
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiawan compares

By the 2011 count Matiawan is the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Matiawan

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

How far is Matiawan from other places

Matiawan lies about 32 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 27 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 Matiawan
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 20 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 27 km
District headquarters Rohtas 32 km
Nearest town Husainābād 38 km

Villages closest to Matiawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiawan village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Matiawan village has 747 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiawan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Matiawan covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiawan falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Matiawan is Muhammadganj, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matiawan.

Matiawan is about 32 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiawan is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Nauhatta is about 20 km away. Muhammadganj is about 27 km away. Rohtas is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadunathpur (1.8 km), Nawadih Kalan (1.8 km) and Madhkupia (1.8 km).

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

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