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About Matehna Village

Matehna is a mid sized village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 878 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matehna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matehna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271210
Area (hectares) 348.49 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 878
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Matehna compares

By the 2011 count Matehna is the 190th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 348.49 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Matehna

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

Matehna lies about 14 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 13 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 Matehna
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 13 km
District headquarters Balrampur 14 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 30 km

Villages closest to Matehna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matehna village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the 190th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Matehna village has 878 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matehna has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Matehna is 271210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matehna covers 348.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matehna falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matehna is Jharkhandi, about 13 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 Matehna.

Matehna is about 14 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matehna is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Jharkhandi is about 13 km away. Balrampur is about 14 km away. Balrāmpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakawli Dalpur (under 2 km), Lalpur Bhawan Dih (under 2 km) and Samrahna (4.7 km).

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

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