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About Matekumdih Village

Matekumdih is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 89 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matekumdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matekumdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 89
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 Matekumdih compares

By the 2011 count Matekumdih is the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Matekumdih

Matekumdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matekumdih 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 Matekumdih from other places

Matekumdih lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Latemda, about 5.0 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 Matekumdih
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Latemda 5.0 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 25 km

Villages closest to Matekumdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matekumdih village had a population of 162. That makes it the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Matekumdih village has 89 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matekumdih has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Matekumdih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matekumdih covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matekumdih falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Matekumdih is Latemda, about 5.0 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 Matekumdih.

Matekumdih is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matekumdih is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.8 km away. Latemda is about 5.0 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matkumdih (under 2 km), Buruhata (under 2 km) and Durri (under 2 km).

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

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