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About Matmahula Village

Matmahula is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 728 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matmahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matmahula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 319.75 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 728
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Matmahula compares

By the 2011 count Matmahula is the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 319.75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Matmahula

Matmahula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matmahula 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 Matmahula from other places

Matmahula lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 11 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 Matmahula
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 11 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Matmahula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Matmahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Matmahula village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 35th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Matmahula village has 728 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matmahula has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Matmahula is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matmahula covers 319.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matmahula falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matmahula is Mallarpur, about 11 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 Matmahula.

Matmahula is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matmahula is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Mayureswar I 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 Mahula (under 2 km), Bhaddapur (2.1 km) and Ram Bhadrapur (2.1 km).

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

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