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About Uttar Matiali Village

Uttar Matiali is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,371, made up of 2,259 males and 2,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Matiali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Matiali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735223
Area (hectares) 562.11 hectares
Population 4,371
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 2,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Matiali compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Matiali is the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 562.11 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uttar Matiali

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

Uttar Matiali lies about 20 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 2.4 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 Uttar Matiali
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.4 km
Nearest town Maināguri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 20 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 20 km

Villages closest to Uttar Matiali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mal 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 Uttar Matiali

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Matiali village had a population of 4,371. That makes it the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Uttar Matiali village has 2,259 males and 2,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Matiali has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Matiali is 735223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Matiali covers 562.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Matiali falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Matiali is Lataguri, about 2.4 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 Uttar Matiali.

Uttar Matiali is about 20 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Matiali is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.4 km away. Maināguri is about 16 km away. Mal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lataguri (1.8 km), Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara (2.3 km) and Dakshin Matiali (2.3 km).

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

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