About Matkoma Village

Matkoma is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 673 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkoma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkoma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Bariyatu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1431 hectares
Population	1,332
Male Population	673
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkoma compares

By the 2011 count Matkoma is the 17th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1431 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Matkoma

Matkoma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Matkoma as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matkoma from other places

Matkoma lies about 29 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 14 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 Matkoma
Nearest railway station	Balumath	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bariyatu	29 km
District headquarters	Latehar	29 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	29 km

Villages closest to Matkoma

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

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Common questions about Matkoma

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkoma village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 17th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Matkoma village has 673 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkoma has about 979 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Matkoma is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkoma covers 1431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matkoma falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matkoma is Balumath, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Matkoma.

Matkoma is about 29 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkoma is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 14 km away. Bariyatu is about 29 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.