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About Matikhal Village

Matikhal is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 340 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matikhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matikhal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766013
Area (hectares) 167.88 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 340
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matikhal compares

By the 2011 count Matikhal is the 76th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 167.88 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Matikhal

Matikhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matikhal as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kukudi, Kumjor, Lakhabahali and Luhabahal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matikhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Matikhal village had a population of 699. That makes it the 76th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Matikhal village has 340 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matikhal has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Matikhal is 766013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matikhal covers 167.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matikhal falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Matikhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matikhal.

Matikhal is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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