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About Matwara Village

Matwara is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 965 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.67 hectares hectares.

Matwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 608.67 hectares
Population 1,939
Male Population 965
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matwara compares

By the 2011 count Matwara is the 58th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 608.67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Matwara

Matwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Matwara from other places

Matwara lies about 52 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Bhadanpur, about 3.4 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 Matwara
Nearest railway station Bhadanpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 17 km
District headquarters Satna 52 km

Villages closest to Matwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwara village had a population of 1,939. That makes it the 58th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Matwara village has 965 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwara has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Matwara covers 608.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matwara falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matwara is Bhadanpur, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matwara.

Matwara is about 52 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matwara is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Bhadanpur is about 3.4 km away. Maihar is about 17 km away. Satna is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamraha (under 2 km), Sonwarsa (2.1 km) and Mahedar (2.5 km).

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

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