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About Matihara Village

Matihara is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 379 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 379
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matihara compares

By the 2011 count Matihara is the 55th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Matihara

Matihara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matihara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mardaura, Mari Kawadih, Matha and Mathakesho. 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 Matihara

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihara village had a population of 719. That makes it the 55th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Matihara village has 379 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihara has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Matihara is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matihara covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihara falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Matihara is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka 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 Matihara today is likely to be higher.

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