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About Matnar Village

Matnar is a mid sized village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 795 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 1255.26 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 795
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matnar compares

By the 2011 count Matnar is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 1255.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Matnar

Matnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matnar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahima, Malewahi, Mandar and Mardum. 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 Matnar

As per the Census of India 2011, Matnar village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Matnar village has 795 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matnar has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Matnar is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matnar covers 1255.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matnar falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Matnar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Matnar.

Matnar is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar 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 Matnar today is likely to be higher.

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