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About Matia Village

Matia is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 346 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 496116
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 346
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matia compares

By the 2011 count Matia is the 65th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Matia

Matia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matia as Available. 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 Matia from other places

Matia lies about 98 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 57 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 Matia
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 57 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 60 km
District headquarters Raipur 98 km

Villages closest to Matia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matia village had a population of 701. That makes it the 65th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Matia village has 346 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matia has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Matia is 496116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matia covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matia falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matia is Sarsonpuri, about 57 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 <5 km distance for Matia.

Matia is about 98 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matia is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 25 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 57 km away. Dhamtari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharta (2.1 km), Jhargaon (5.2 km) and Chipri (7.3 km).

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

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