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About Matiya Village

Matiya is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 965 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 321.41 hectares
Population 1,886
Male Population 965
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matiya compares

By the 2011 count Matiya is the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 321.41 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 997.

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 <5 km distance. 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 34 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Simga 14 km
Nearest railway station Baikunth 19 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 34 km

Villages closest to Matiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiya village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Matiya village has 965 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiya has about 954 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Matiya is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiya covers 321.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiya falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Matiya is Baikunth, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Matiya.

Matiya is about 34 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiya is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 14 km away. Baikunth is about 19 km away. Tilda Newra 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 Pendri (5.6 km), Nawagaon (7.1 km) and Sanjari Nawagaon (7.1 km).

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

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