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About Matanr Village

Matanr is a mid sized village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 370 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 370
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Matanr compares

By the 2011 count Matanr is the 60th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Matanr

Matanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matanr 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matanr from other places

Matanr lies about 17 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about under 2 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 Matanr
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 17 km
District headquarters Jamtara 17 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 17 km

Villages closest to Matanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Matanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Matanr village had a population of 729. That makes it the 60th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Matanr village has 370 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matanr has about 970 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Matanr is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matanr covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matanr falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matanr is Vidyasagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Matanr.

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

Matanr is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Vidyasagar is about under 2 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 17 km away. Jamtara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagchuya (5.3 km), Sitalpur (5.8 km) and Sahajpur (6.2 km).

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

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