About Matikona Village

Matikona is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,299 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matikona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	186.84 hectares
Population	2,559
Male Population	1,299
Female Population	1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Matikona compares

By the 2011 count Matikona is the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 186.84 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Matikona

Matikona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matikona as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmipur, Madanpur, Maheswarpur and Makra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matikona

As per the Census of India 2011, Matikona village had a population of 2,559. That makes it the 16th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Matikona village has 1,299 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matikona has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Matikona is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matikona covers 186.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matikona falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matikona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Matikona.

Matikona is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.