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About Matiharpur Village

Matiharpur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,695, made up of 1,906 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 300.52 hectares
Population 3,695
Male Population 1,906
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matiharpur compares

By the 2011 count Matiharpur is the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 300.52 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Matiharpur

Matiharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matiharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Matiharpur from other places

Matiharpur lies about 53 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 3.5 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 Matiharpur
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 53 km

Villages closest to Matiharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiharpur village had a population of 3,695. That makes it the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Matiharpur village has 1,906 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiharpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Matiharpur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiharpur covers 300.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matiharpur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matiharpur is Barsoi Junction, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matiharpur.

Matiharpur is about 53 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matiharpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Barsoi Junction is about 3.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Chanchal I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Jot Chandi (2.6 km) and Matipur (6.3 km).

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

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