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About Matiganj Village

Matiganj is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,112, made up of 1,062 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matiganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 132.72 hectares
Population 2,112
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Matiganj compares

By the 2011 count Matiganj is the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 132.72 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Matiganj

Matiganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Matiganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmipur, Mahadebpur, Mahammadpur and Mahespur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matiganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Matiganj village had a population of 2,112. That makes it the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Matiganj village has 1,062 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matiganj has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Matiganj is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matiganj covers 132.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Matiganj falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matiganj notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matiganj.

Matiganj is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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