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About Matkamhatu Village

Matkamhatu is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 408 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 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 Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 408
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matkamhatu compares

By the 2011 count Matkamhatu is the 36th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Matkamhatu

Matkamhatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 8.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.9 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 Khuntpani 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 800. That makes it the 36th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Matkamhatu village has 408 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkamhatu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Matkamhatu covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkamhatu falls under Khuntpani 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 - 10 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 Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about under 2 km away. Pandrasali is about 8.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutpani (under 2 km), Kaida (under 2 km) and Baripi (under 2 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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