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About Matwa Village

Matwa is one of the larger villages in Garbada tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,506, made up of 2,763 males and 2,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1279.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Garbada
Pincode 389152
Area (hectares) 1279.03 hectares
Population 5,506
Male Population 2,763
Female Population 2,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matwa compares

By the 2011 count Matwa is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,849 residents. Its 1279.03 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Matwa

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

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 Matwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwa village had a population of 5,506. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,849 residents.

Matwa village has 2,763 males and 2,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwa has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Matwa is 389152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matwa covers 1279.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matwa falls under Garbada tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The census record for Matwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matwa.

Matwa is in Garbada tehsil of Dohad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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