About Matiya Village

Matiya is a small village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 242 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Balod
Pincode	491226
Area (hectares)	123.23 hectares
Population	477
Male Population	242
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matiya compares

By the 2011 count Matiya is the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 123.23 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Matiya

Matiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matiya from other places

Matiya lies about 48 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 4.7 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 Matiya
Nearest railway station	Latabor	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balod	9.1 km
District headquarters	Durg	48 km

Villages closest to Matiya

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

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Common questions about Matiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiya village had a population of 477. That makes it the 80th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Matiya village has 242 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiya has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Matiya is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiya covers 123.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiya falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matiya is Latabor, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Matiya is about 48 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiya is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 4.7 km away. Balod is about 9.1 km away. Durg is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.