About Matijapur Village

Matijapur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 424 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matijapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matijapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	252.4 hectares
Population	830
Male Population	424
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matijapur compares

By the 2011 count Matijapur is the 82nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 252.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Matijapur

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

Matijapur lies about 57 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 6.6 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 Matijapur
Nearest railway station	Chinpai	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	8.1 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	57 km

Villages closest to Matijapur

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

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Common questions about Matijapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matijapur village had a population of 830. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Matijapur village has 424 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matijapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Matijapur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matijapur covers 252.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matijapur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matijapur is Chinpai, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Matijapur.

Matijapur is about 57 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matijapur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 6.6 km away. Dubrajpur is about 8.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.