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About Matguwan Village

Matguwan is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,884, made up of 2,033 males and 1,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1583.53 hectares hectares.

Matguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 1583.53 hectares
Population 3,884
Male Population 2,033
Female Population 1,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matguwan compares

By the 2011 count Matguwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1583.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Matguwan

Matguwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matguwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matguwan from other places

Matguwan lies about 17 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 11 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 Matguwan
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Matguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matguwan village had a population of 3,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Matguwan village has 2,033 males and 1,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matguwan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Matguwan covers 1583.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matguwan falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matguwan is Ishanagar, about 11 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 village for Matguwan.

Matguwan is about 17 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matguwan is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ishanagar is about 11 km away. Chhatarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marguwan (under 2 km), Ikara (2.3 km) and Rampura (2.8 km).

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

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