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About Matiyari Village

Matiyari is a small village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 24 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiyari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495550
Area (hectares) 297.92 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 24
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiyari compares

By the 2011 count Matiyari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 297.92 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Matiyari

Matiyari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiyari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matiyari from other places

Matiyari lies about 12 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 8.6 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 Matiyari
Nearest railway station Gatora 8.6 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 12 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 29 km

Villages closest to Matiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiyari village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Matiyari village has 24 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiyari has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Matiyari is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiyari covers 297.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matiyari falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matiyari is Gatora, about 8.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Matiyari.

Matiyari is about 12 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiyari is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 8.6 km away. Bilaspur is about 12 km away. Bilāspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silpahri (14 km), Hardi Kalan (16 km) and Magaruchhala (18 km).

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

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