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About Matiya Village

Matiya is a mid sized village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 525 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327027
Area (hectares) 419.24 hectares
Population 1,049
Male Population 525
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiya compares

By the 2011 count Matiya is the 97th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 419.24 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Matiya

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

Matiya lies about 25 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 59 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 Matiya
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 12 km
District headquarters Banswara 25 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 59 km

Villages closest to Matiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiya village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 97th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Matiya village has 525 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiya has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Matiya is 327027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiya covers 419.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matiya falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Matiya is Dhodhar, about 59 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 Matiya.

Matiya is about 25 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiya is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Ghatol is about 12 km away. Banswara is about 25 km away. Bānswāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harmatiya (under 2 km), Ghotiya (under 2 km) and Gadra (under 2 km).

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

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