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About Matloyong Village

Matloyong is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 136 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,301 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matloyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matloyong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 136
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,301
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matloyong compares

By the 2011 count Matloyong is the 91st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Matloyong

Matloyong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matloyong as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matloyong from other places

Matloyong lies about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 35 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 Matloyong
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 2.5 km
Nearest town Khunti 24 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 35 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Matloyong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matloyong village had a population of 313. That makes it the 91st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Matloyong village has 136 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matloyong has about 1301 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Matloyong is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matloyong covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matloyong falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matloyong is Sonua, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Matloyong is about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matloyong is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 2.5 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Sonua is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Dombari (under 2 km) and Jagda (under 2 km).

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

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