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About Matihani Village

Matihani is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 266 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.53 hectares hectares.

Matihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matihani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 55.53 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 266
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Matihani compares

By the 2011 count Matihani is the 251st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 55.53 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Matihani

Matihani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Matihani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matihani from other places

Matihani lies about 29 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 16 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 Matihani
Nearest town Ahraura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 15 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 29 km

Villages closest to Matihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matihani village had a population of 524. That makes it the 251st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Matihani village has 266 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matihani has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Matihani covers 55.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matihani falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matihani is Ahraura Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Matihani.

Matihani is about 29 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matihani is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 6.7 km away. Chakia is about 15 km away. Ahraura Road is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaturipur Kalan (under 2 km), Jamua (under 2 km) and Jamuwa (under 2 km).

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

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