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About Matukdih Village

Matukdih is a small village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 89 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matukdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matukdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 32.33 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 89
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matukdih compares

By the 2011 count Matukdih is the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 32.33 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 962.

Getting to Matukdih

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

Matukdih lies about 108 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Matukdih
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 24 km
District headquarters Kodarma 108 km

Villages closest to Matukdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matukdih village had a population of 171. That makes it the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Matukdih village has 89 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matukdih has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Matukdih is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matukdih covers 32.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matukdih falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matukdih is Jakhim, about 21 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 km distance for Matukdih.

Matukdih is about 108 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matukdih is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Jakhim is about 21 km away. Satgawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galwati (under 2 km), Patro (under 2 km) and Rajghati (under 2 km).

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

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