About Matva Village

Matva is a mid sized village in Jamnagar tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 673 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matva village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Jamnagar
Pincode	361013
Area (hectares)	1061.31 hectares
Population	1,314
Male Population	673
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matva compares

By the 2011 count Matva is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 1061.31 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Matva

Matva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakhani Nanovas, Lavadiya, Lonthiya and Makvana. 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.

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Common questions about Matva

As per the Census of India 2011, Matva village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Matva village has 673 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matva has about 952 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Matva is 361013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matva covers 1061.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matva falls under Jamnagar tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Matva notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Matva.

Matva is in Jamnagar tehsil of Jamnagar 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.