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About Matoda Village

Matoda is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 43 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Matoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matoda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 43
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matoda compares

By the 2011 count Matoda is the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Matoda

Matoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matoda as Available within village. 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 Matoda from other places

Matoda lies about 128 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 3.7 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 Matoda
Nearest railway station Arvi 3.7 km
Nearest town Ārvi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 8.0 km
District headquarters Akola 128 km

Villages closest to Matoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matoda village had a population of 77. That makes it the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Matoda village has 43 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matoda has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Matoda covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matoda falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Matoda is Arvi, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matoda.

Matoda is about 128 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matoda is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Arvi is about 3.7 km away. Ārvi is about 4.2 km away. Murtijapur is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambha Bk (4.1 km), Jambha Kh (4.1 km) and Jamthi Bk (4.1 km).

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

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