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About Matia Village

Matia is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 390 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 184.77 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 390
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matia compares

By the 2011 count Matia is the 33rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 184.77 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Matia

Matia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matia as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matia from other places

Matia lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 12 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 Matia
Tehsil headquarters Borio 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Matia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matia village had a population of 781. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Matia village has 390 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matia has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Matia is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matia covers 184.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matia falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matia is Karanpurato, about 12 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 km distance for Matia.

Matia is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matia is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 8.0 km away. Karanpurato is about 12 km away. Sahibganj 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 Bedo Gadra (under 2 km), Poal (under 2 km) and Turua (under 2 km).

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

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