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About Matipur Village

Matipur is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 324 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 324
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Matipur compares

By the 2011 count Matipur is the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Matipur

The census records public bus service for Matipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matipur from other places

Matipur lies about 5.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.6 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 Matipur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 5.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.1 km

Villages closest to Matipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matipur village had a population of 633. That makes it the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Matipur village has 324 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matipur has about 954 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Matipur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matipur covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matipur falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matipur is Swadinpur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Matipur.

Matipur is about 5.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matipur is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.6 km away. Nanoor is about 5.4 km away. Birbhum is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurgram (4.0 km), Palita (4.1 km) and Gangadasbati (4.3 km).

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

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