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About Matial Village

Matial is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 177 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matial village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 51.78 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 177
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matial compares

By the 2011 count Matial is the 70th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 51.78 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Matial

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

How far is Matial from other places

Matial lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 15 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 Matial
Nearest railway station Chakarbhata 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 20 km

Villages closest to Matial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matial village had a population of 370. That makes it the 70th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Matial village has 177 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matial has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Matial is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matial covers 51.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matial falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matial is Chakarbhata, about 15 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 km distance for Matial.

Matial is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matial is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 15 km away. Ghumarwin is about 20 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ro (9.2 km), Kiari (11 km) and Dari (12 km).

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

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