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About Matkamhatu Village

Matkamhatu is a large village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,127 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkamhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkamhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chaibasa
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matkamhatu compares

By the 2011 count Matkamhatu is the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Matkamhatu

The census records public bus service for Matkamhatu as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matkamhatu from other places

Matkamhatu lies about 9.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 8.8 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 Matkamhatu
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 8.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaibasa 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km

Villages closest to Matkamhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkamhatu village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Matkamhatu village has 1,127 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkamhatu has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Matkamhatu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkamhatu covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Matkamhatu falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matkamhatu is Pandrasali, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Matkamhatu is about 9.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkamhatu is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 8.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.9 km away. Chaibasa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunabasa (1.6 km), Bhuta (5.7 km) and Karlajori (5.8 km).

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

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