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About Matkhanway Village

Matkhanway is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 714 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkhanway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkhanway village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 256.02 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 714
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matkhanway compares

By the 2011 count Matkhanway is the 197th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 256.02 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Matkhanway

Matkhanway is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matkhanway as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Matkhanway from other places

Matkhanway lies about 7.3 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 31 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 Matkhanway
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 1.8 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Risia 31 km

Villages closest to Matkhanway

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkhanway village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 197th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Matkhanway village has 714 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkhanway has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Matkhanway is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkhanway covers 256.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matkhanway falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matkhanway is Risia, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matkhanway.

Matkhanway is about 7.3 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkhanway is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 1.8 km away. Shrawasti is about 7.3 km away. Risia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhinga (1.8 km), Bhinga Dehati (1.8 km) and Khairy Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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