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About Matkapur Village

Matkapur is a large village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,185 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 235300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Nawabganj
Pincode 235300
Area (hectares) 295.2 hectares
Population 2,242
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkapur compares

By the 2011 count Matkapur is the 50th largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 295.2 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Matkapur

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

Matkapur lies about 18 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Sethal, about 15 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 Matkapur
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 14 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Sethal 15 km
District headquarters Bareilly 18 km

Villages closest to Matkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkapur village had a population of 2,242. That makes it the 50th largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Matkapur village has 1,185 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkapur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Matkapur is 235300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkapur covers 295.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matkapur falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matkapur is Sethal, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Matkapur.

Matkapur is about 18 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkapur is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Nawabganj is about 14 km away. Nawābganj is about 14 km away. Sethal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkhera (under 2 km), Tanda Dayanatpur (under 2 km) and Alhiya (1.6 km).

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

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