About Matkamdi Village

Matkamdi is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 466 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkamdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkamdi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	832102
Area (hectares)	212.83 hectares
Population	977
Male Population	466
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkamdi compares

By the 2011 count Matkamdi is the 58th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 212.83 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Matkamdi

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

How far is Matkamdi from other places

Matkamdi lies about 72 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kandra Jn, about 8.0 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 Matkamdi
Nearest railway station	Kandra Jn	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	22 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	72 km

Villages closest to Matkamdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkamdi village had a population of 977. That makes it the 58th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Matkamdi village has 466 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkamdi has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Matkamdi is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkamdi covers 212.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkamdi falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matkamdi is Kandra Jn, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance for Matkamdi.

Matkamdi is about 72 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkamdi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kandra Jn is about 8.0 km away. Bhetia is about 20 km away. Potka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.