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About Matwe Village

Matwe is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,854, made up of 938 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 167.51 hectares
Population 1,854
Male Population 938
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matwe compares

By the 2011 count Matwe is the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 167.51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Matwe

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

How far is Matwe from other places

Matwe lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 13 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 Matwe
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Tokisud 13 km
Nearest town Patrātu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Matwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwe village had a population of 1,854. That makes it the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Matwe village has 938 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwe has about 977 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Matwe is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matwe covers 167.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matwe falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matwe is Tokisud, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matwe.

Matwe is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matwe is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 4.4 km away. Tokisud is about 13 km away. Patrātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rol (under 2 km), Gutru (under 2 km) and Bare (under 2 km).

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

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