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About Matihi Village

Matihi is a large village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,572, made up of 1,335 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.31 hectares hectares.

Matihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 208.31 hectares
Population 2,572
Male Population 1,335
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matihi compares

By the 2011 count Matihi is the 62nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 208.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Matihi

Matihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matihi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Matihi from other places

Matihi lies about 8.9 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 Matihi
Nearest town Sitārganj 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 8.9 km
District headquarters Ballia 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 14 km

Villages closest to Matihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihi village had a population of 2,572. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Matihi village has 1,335 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Matihi covers 208.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihi falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matihi is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Matihi.

Matihi is about 8.9 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihi is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Sitārganj is about 8.4 km away. Rasra is about 8.9 km away. Ballia is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athila (under 2 km), Deokali (under 2 km) and Gadaipur (4.5 km).

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

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