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About Matiara Village

Matiara is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 381 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 381
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matiara compares

By the 2011 count Matiara is the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Matiara

Matiara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matiara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Matiara from other places

Matiara lies about 39 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Matiara
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 19 km
Nearest town Dumka 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 34 km
District headquarters Deoghar 39 km

Villages closest to Matiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiara village had a population of 709. That makes it the 65th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Matiara village has 381 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiara has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Matiara is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiara covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiara falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matiara is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Matiara.

Matiara is about 39 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiara is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 19 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Madhupur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Rajabandh (8.2 km), Kolharia (9.3 km) and Rajbandh (11 km).

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

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