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About Matihani Village

Matihani is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 371 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 371
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matihani compares

By the 2011 count Matihani is the 81st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Matihani

Matihani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matihani as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matihani from other places

Matihani lies about 17 km from Godda. 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 Matihani
District headquarters Godda 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 34 km

Villages closest to Matihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihani village had a population of 710. That makes it the 81st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Matihani village has 371 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihani has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Matihani is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matihani covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matihani falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Matihani is about 17 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihani is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 17 km away. Poreyahat 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 Harlatikar (2.1 km), Taratikar (2.1 km) and Baghakol (5.6 km).

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

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