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About Matipur Village

Matipur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 456 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 95.36 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 456
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 77th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 95.36 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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 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 Matipur
Nearest railway station Chinpai 6.6 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 57 km

Villages closest to Matipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 851. That makes it the 77th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Matipur village has 456 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matipur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Matipur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matipur covers 95.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Matipur is Chinpai, about 6.6 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 57 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 6.6 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.1 km away. Sainthia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srirampur (2.9 km), Dakshin Hajrapur (5.0 km) and Madhupur (5.2 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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